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• D-558-2 being towed on lakebed

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  • 50 favorites
  • 171,427 views
  • Date taken: 1949
  • Date uploaded: 2024-08-01
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, airplane, aeronautics, 1949
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• Stanley P. Butchart

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  • 26 favorites
  • 168,015 views
  • Date taken: 1954
  • Date uploaded: 2023-12-10
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, 1954
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• NACA Research Pilot Howard Clifton Lilly

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  • 47 favorites
  • 167,917 views
  • Date taken: 1948
  • Date uploaded: 2025-05-03
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasalangleyresearchcenter, nasaglennresearchcenter, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, speedofsound, howardlilly, testpilot, armstrongflightresearchcenter
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• D-558-2 being mounted to P2B-1S launch aircraft

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  • 41 favorites
  • 164,308 views
  • Date taken: 1953-08
  • Date uploaded: 2020-12-02
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, aeronautics, 1953, 2
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• D-558-1 in flight

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  • 28 favorites
  • 154,701 views
  • Date taken: 1952-05
  • Date uploaded: 2024-05-06
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, airplanes, 1952, douglasskystreak, skystreak
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• X-3 Stiletto on Ramp - View from Side

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  • 126 favorites
  • 146,126 views
  • Date taken: 1954-04-01 14:41:36
  • Date uploaded: 2025-05-02
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, aeronautics, airplane, 1954, x3, stiletto
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• X-2 in flight after drop from B-50 mothership

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  • 54 favorites
  • 143,936 views
  • Date taken: 1957-09-27 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2023-09-27
  • Tags: nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, boeing, usaf, usairforce, 1956
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• D-558-2 in flight with F-86 chase

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  • 41 favorites
  • 139,783 views
  • Date taken: 1950
  • Date uploaded: 2025-02-04
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, airplanes, airplaneformations, aeronautics, 1950
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• F-86 Sabre on lakebed, front view

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  • 50 favorites
  • 136,405 views
  • Date taken: 1954
  • Date uploaded: 2023-06-23
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, aeronautics, airplanes, 1954, 525246, northamericanaviation, naa, northamerican, northamericanf86sabre, f86sabre, sabre, sabrejet, f86, f86f, generalelectric, ge, generalelectricj47, j47, northamericanf86fsabre, northamericanf86f, f86fsabre, gej47, 525426
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• NACA Aircraft in Hangar - Clockwise from front center: YF-84A, D-558-1, D-558-2, B-47, X-1 ship

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  • 32 favorites
  • 132,639 views
  • Date taken: 1953
  • Date uploaded: 2024-08-31
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, aerodynamics, airplane, 1953
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• X-3 on Lakebed

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  • 63 favorites
  • 120,334 views
  • Date taken: 1956-10-27 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2024-10-27
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, airplane, 1956, douglasx3stiletto, douglasx3, x3, douglasstiletto, xplane, experimentalflight, aviation, aircraft
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• William H. Dana: First NASA Employee

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  • 14 favorites
  • 112,365 views
  • Date taken: 1958-10-01 12:05:37
  • Date uploaded: 2023-10-01
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, 1958
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• X-1 On Display

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  • 33 favorites
  • 103,570 views
  • Date taken: 1948-10-14 02:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2022-10-14
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, airplanes, aeronautics, 1948, bellx1, x1, xplane, experimentalflight
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• Closeup of research pilot Neil Armstrong operating the Iron Cross Attitude Simulator reaction contro

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  • 24 favorites
  • 100,989 views
  • Date taken: 1956-01
  • Date uploaded: 2024-01-19
  • Tags: nasa, naca, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, nasaglennresearchcenterneilarmstrong, aeronautics, 1956, aviation, aviator, testpilot, astronaut, neilaldenarmstrong, neilaarmstrong, neilarmstrong, armstrong
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• NACA pilot A. Scott Crossfield next to the D-558-2 after first Mach 2 flight

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  • 11 favorites
  • 98,180 views
  • Date taken: 1953-11-20 12:07:22
  • Date uploaded: 2024-11-20
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, 1953, aeronautics, speedofsound, albertscottcrossfield, scottcrossfield
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• D-558-1 on ramp with research pilots Eugene May and Howard Lilly

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  • 23 favorites
  • 95,672 views
  • Date taken: 1946
  • Date uploaded: 2024-05-03
  • Tags: nasa, naca, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, aeronautics, 1948, 2
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• John Griffith casually leaning out the hatch of X-1 #2

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  • 17 favorites
  • 90,832 views
  • Date taken: 1950-11-08 12:03:48
  • Date uploaded: 2024-11-08
  • Tags: naca, nasa, johngriffith, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, nasaglennresearchcenter, 1950, 2
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• NACA Aircraft in hangar 1953: L-R: Three D-558-2s, D-558-1, B-47, wing of YF-84A

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  • 0 comments
  • 39 favorites
  • 80,464 views
  • Date taken: 1953
  • Date uploaded: 2021-04-15
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, airplanes, aeronautics, hangar, 1953
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• X-1E Loaded in B-29 Mothership on Ramp

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  • 36 favorites
  • 75,903 views
  • Date taken: 1955
  • Date uploaded: 2023-01-25
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, speedofsound, soundbarrier, boeing, aeronautics, 1955, bellx1e, x1e, xplane, experimentalflight, flighttest, boeingb29, b29, bellaircraft
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• Key members of the XS-1 Research Team

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  • 25 favorites
  • 71,763 views
  • Date taken: 1948
  • Date uploaded: 2018-09-07
  • Tags: nasa, naca, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, 1948
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• First NACA presence in the Mojave Desert... And we have been there ever since!

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  • 20 favorites
  • 71,716 views
  • Date taken: 1946-09-30 12:07:26
  • Date uploaded: 2024-09-30
  • Tags: naca, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, murocarmyairfield, aeronautics, 1946
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• D-558-1 on ramp with ground crew

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  • 19 favorites
  • 69,413 views
  • Date taken: 1949
  • Date uploaded: 2021-04-14
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, 1949
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• Walter C. Williams with Brigadier General Albert Boyd

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  • 10 favorites
  • 60,614 views
  • Date taken: 1950
  • Date uploaded: 2015-05-08
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, 1950, 2
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• X-3 Being Towed to Lakebed on Ramp

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  • 3 favorites
  • 60,288 views
  • Date taken: 1956-10-27 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2020-10-27
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, 1956
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• NACA Aircraft on Ramp: X-Planes

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  • 43 favorites
  • 57,773 views
  • Date taken: 1952
  • Date uploaded: 2024-08-19
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, airplanes, aeronautics, 1952, douglasskyrocket, xf92, x1, bellx1, douglasskystreak, bellx5, x5, xplane, xplanes, experimentalflight, aviation, northropx4bantam, northropx4, x4
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• NACA Aircraft on Lakebed-X-3, D-558-1, XF4D, D-558-2

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  • 18 favorites
  • 53,857 views
  • Date taken: 1954-04-16 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2025-04-16
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, airplanes, aeronautics, 1954
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• P-51 Mustang on Lakebed

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  • 25 favorites
  • 50,282 views
  • Date taken: 1955-11-02 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2017-07-25
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, airplanes, aeronautics, 1955, northamericanp51mustang, naa, p51mustang, p51
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• NACA Research Aircraft-Bell X-1A, D-558-1, XF-92A, X-5, D-558-2, X-4, and X-3

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  • 0 comments
  • 40 favorites
  • 47,125 views
  • Date taken: 1953-08-04 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2024-02-27
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, 1953
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• Dryden People

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  • 17 favorites
  • 45,109 views
  • Date taken: 1972-10-05 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2024-10-05
  • Tags: nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, liftingbody, m2f3
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• Wing chord extension on D-558-2

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  • 4 favorites
  • 42,803 views
  • Date taken: 1953
  • Date uploaded: 2014-06-30
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, wings, airplane, aeronautics, 1953, 3
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• "Little Joe"

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  • 16 favorites
  • 39,109 views
  • Date taken: 1958
  • Date uploaded: 2024-04-26
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, joewalker, aeronautics, 1958, testpilot, bellx1, bellx1e, x1e, xplane, experimentalflight, aviation, rocketplane, bell
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• XF-92A in Flight

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  • 0 comments
  • 15 favorites
  • 38,012 views
  • Date taken: 1953
  • Date uploaded: 2012-07-19
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, aeronautics, 1953, xf92, f92, experimentalflight
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• Not your average dashboard

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  • 0 comments
  • 8 favorites
  • 32,473 views
  • Date taken: 1956
  • Date uploaded: 2012-07-16
  • Tags: naca, nasa, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, 1956
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• STS-29 Discovery Approach at Edwards during Sunrise

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  • 68 favorites
  • 15,483 views
  • Date taken: 1989-03-18 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2025-03-18
  • Tags: spaceshuttle, edwardsairforcebase, landing, nasaarmstrong, drydenflightresearchcenter, nasadrydenflightresearchcenter, sts29, discovery, spaceshuttlediscovery
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