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In cooperation with Boeing, Pratt & Whitney and the U.S. Air Force, NASA is maturing thrust vectoring technology so as to enable flight critical propulsion system integration into the flight control system. This technology will provide lower life cycle cost, simplified manufacturing, higher reliability, enhanced performance and safety, as well as lower observability for future fighter and transport aircraft. F-15 ACTIVE Home Page
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Photo Date |
Image Description |
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F-15 ACTIVE Photo Collection Contact Sheet |
| EC98-44812-1 |
November 1998 |
F-15 ACTIVE takes off for first flight of the Phase II Inner Loop Thrust Vectoring (ILTV) research program |
| EC98-44511-1 |
April 14, 1998 |
F-15 ACTIVE in flight |
| EC98-44511-3 |
April 14, 1998 |
F-15 ACTIVE touches down on Edwards AFB runway |
| EC96-43837-5 |
July 1996 |
Pilots Larry Walker and Rogers Smith gather Jet Interaction Effects and Intelligent Flight Controls data in the F-15 ACTIVE during flight research phase IIa |
| EC96-43656-2 |
November 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE (NASA 837) and F-15B (NASA 836) prepare to in-flight refuel during an ACTIVE Phase IIa Nozzle Expansion mission |
| EC97-44177-15 |
August 1997 |
F-15 ACTIVE in flight low over the Mojave desert during a High Stability Engine Control (HISTEC) flight |
| EC96-43780-1 |
October 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE in flight from above |
| EC96-43780-2 |
October 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE in flight over the desert |
| First supersonic yaw vectoring flight, Press Release: 96-25 |
| EC96-43485-3 |
March 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE - First supersonic yaw vectoring flight |
| EC96-43485-5 |
March 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE with Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engines - First supersonic yaw vectoring flight |
| EC96-43485-6 |
March 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE - First supersonic yaw vectoring flight |
| EC96-43485-13 |
March 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE - First supersonic yaw vectoring flight |
| EC96-43456-1 |
March 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE with thrust vectoring nozzles in flight |
| EC96-43456-2 |
March 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE with thrust vectoring nozzles in flight |
| EC96-43456-5 |
March 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE with thrust vectoring nozzles in flight |
| EC96-43456-6 |
March 1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE with thrust vectoring nozzles in flight |
| EC96-43456-2 |
1996 |
F-15 ACTIVE with thrust vectoring nozzles in flight |
| EC93-42025-1 |
June 15, 1993 |
F-15 ACTIVE in flight |
| EC93-042025-10 |
June 15, 1993 |
F-15 ACTIVE in flight |
| EC93-042025-3 |
June 15, 1993 |
F-15 ACTIVE in flight over lakebed |
| EC95-43273-1 |
September 18, 1995 |
F-15 ACTIVE in hangar |
| EC95-43273-4 |
September 18, 1995 |
F-15 ACTIVE showing thrust vectoring nozzles in hangar |
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| EC95-43338-8 |
November 13, 1995 |
F-15 ACTIVE with thrust vectoring nozzles on test stand |
| EC95-43338-9 |
November 13, 1995 |
F-15 ACTIVE with thrust vectoring nozzles on test stand at sunrise |
| EC95-43338-3 |
November 13, 1995 |
F-15 ACTIVE test stand |
| EC95-43338-13 |
November 13, 1995 |
F-15 ACTIVE with thrust vectoring nozzles on test stand view from rear |
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| EC97-44165-149 |
July 16, 1997 |
Dryden 1997 Research Aircraft Fleet on ramp - X-31, F-15 ACTIVE, SR-71, F-106, F-16XL Ship #2, X-38, and X-36 |
Additional Information
The ACTIVE aircraft is a modified F-15, originally built by McDonnell Douglas in 1971 as the first two-seat F-15 or TF-15A #1. In the late 80's, F/A-18 stabilators were added as canards along with F100-220 engines, pitch (2D) thrust vectoring/thrust reversing nozzles, stregthened landing gear and a quad-digital fly-by-wire flight control system for use in the USAF STOL/MTD (Short Takeoff & Landing/Maneuver Technology Demonstrator) program. When NASA acquired the aircraft in 1993, F100-229 engines with Pitch/Yaw (3D) thrust vectoring nozzles were added.
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