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AD-1 wing pivoting in flight |
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| Movie Number |
EM-0001-02
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| Movie Date |
Circa 1979 - 1982
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| Formats | 160x120 QuickTime Movie (.7 MB) 320x240 QuickTime Movie (1.5 MB) 480x360 QuickTime Movie (2.4 MB) 640x480 QuickTime Movie (3.9 MB) |
| Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multimedia/imagegallery/AD-1/index.html | |
| Description |
This 21 second movie clip shows the AD-1's wing pivoting in flight. The Ames-Dryden (AD)-1 was a research aircraft designed to investigate the concept of an oblique (or pivoting) wing. |
| Keywords | Ames-Dryden; AD-1; Robert T. Jones; Ames Research Center; oblique wing; "scissors" wing; F-14; F-111; B-1; Dryden Flight Research Center; variable sweep; pivoting |
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Last Modified: September 20, 2004 |
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