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Dryden/Edwards 1994 Thrust-Vectoring Aircraft Fleet - F-18 HARV, X-31, F-16 MATV |
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| Photo Number: |
EC94-42513-3 |
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| Photo Date: |
March 15, 1994 |
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480x611 JPEG Image (97 KBytes)
1005x1280 JPEG Image (547 KBytes)
2400x3055 JPEG Image (4,664 KBytes)
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The three thrust-vectoring aircraft at Edwards, California, each capable of flying at extreme angles of attack, cruise over the California desert in formation during flight in March 1994. They are, from left, NASA's F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV), flown by the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center; the X-31, flown by the X-31 International Test Organization (ITO) at Dryden; and the Air Force F-16 Multi-Axis Thrust Vectoring (MATV) aircraft. |
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All three aircraft were flown in different programs and were developed independently. The NASA F-18 HARV was a testbed to produce aerodynamic data at high angles of attack to validate computer codes and wind tunnel research. The X-31 was used to study thrust vectoring to enhance close-in air combat maneuvering, while the F-16 MATV was a demonstration of how thrust vectoring could be applied to operational aircraft. |
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| NASA Photo by: |
NASA |
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| Keywords: |
Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility ; Dryden Flight Research Center; Herbst Maneuver; Wolfgang Herbst; J Turn; Advanced Research Projects Agency; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; U.S. Navy; U.S. Air Force; Rockwell Aerospace; the Federal Republic of Germany; Daimler-Benz; Deutsche Aerospace; Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm; Gary Trippensee; General Electric; Dryden Fleet Aircraft; thrust vectoring; F-18; HARV; X-31; F-16 MATV; extreme angle of attack. |
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