CenturionCenturion gracefully floated like a feather above Rogers Dry lakebed during two November test flights that validated its flying wing design is working as anticipated.But other tests loom for Centurion, one of the aircraft in NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) Program. Continued |
 NASA Photo Tom Tschida Centurion gracefully flies above Rogers Dry lakebed. The aircraft has a wingspan of 206 feet. |
Dryden's ER-2 hits new highA New official altitude world record set for medium-sized aircraft.A NASA ER-2 aircraft based at the Dryden set a new world altitude record for medium weight aircraft Nov. 19, reaching 68,700 feet. That's almost twice the cruising altitude of most airliners. The new record - achieved during an Airborne Science mission designed to measure different components in the atmosphere, like water, ozone and other atmospheric particles - surpassed the current record of 62,500 feet, flown by a Canadian P-42 aircraft in 1988. The record was for the aircraft medium weight class of 26,455 to 35,274 pounds at take off. Continued |
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Responsible NASA Official: John Childress For questions, contact: Dryden Web Group Page Curator:Mel Garcia Modified: November 30, 1998 |
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