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F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV)
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Dryden used an F-18 Hornet fighter aircraft as its High Angle-of-Attack (Alpha) Research Vehicle (HARV) in a three-phased flight research program lasting from April 1987 until September 1996. The aircraft completed 385 research flights and demonstrated stabilized flight at angles of attack between 65 and 70 degrees using thrust vectoring vanes, a research flight control system, and forebody strakes. F-18 HARV Home Page
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Photo Date |
Image Description |
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F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) Photo Collection Contact Sheet |
| EC03-0082-1 |
March 24, 2003 |
NASA's SR-71B and F-18 HARV aircraft left Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on March 24, 2003. |
| EC89-62-11 |
March 1989 |
F-18 HARV |
| EC94-42645-9 |
June 27, 1994 |
F-18 HARV in flight close-up |
| EC91-495-15 |
September 13, 1991 |
F-18 HARV in flight |
| EC92-10231-2 |
October 23, 1992 |
F-18 HARV in flight |
| EC94-42513-19 |
March 15, 1994 |
F-18 HARV in banked flight over snow-capped mountains |
| EC91-075-38 |
February 14, 1991 |
F-18 HARV on ground during engine run showing thrust vectoring |
| EC95-43335-7 |
November 1995 |
F-18 HARV in flight refueling with KC-135 tanker |
| EC87-146-5 |
June 1987 |
F-18 HARV cockpit |
| EC88-0115-79 |
June 30, 1988 |
F-18 HARV forebody surface flow visualization using dye flow |
| EC88-0212-002 |
September 28, 1988 |
F-18 HARV forebody surface flow visualization at 26 degree angle of attack |
| EC88-0212-004 |
September 28, 1988 |
F-18 HARV forebody surface flow visualization (close-up) at 26 degree angle of attack |
| EC88-0220-021 |
October 7, 1988 |
F-18 HARV forebody vortex flow visualization at 42 degree angle of attack |
| EC89-0096-149 |
April 14, 1989 |
F-18 HARV smoke and tuft vortex flow visualization along leading edge extension |
| EC89-0096-206 |
April 14, 1989 |
F-18 HARV smoke and tuft flow visualization at 20 degree angle of attack |
| EC89-0096-226 |
April 14, 1989 |
F-18 HARV smoke and tuft flow visualization at 25 degree angle of attack |
| EC89-0096-240 |
April 14, 1989 |
F-18 HARV smoke and tuft flow visualization at 30 degree angle of attack |
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| HARV with Actuated Nose Strakes for Enhanced Rolling (ANSER) |
| EC96-43479-5 |
March 22, 1996 |
F-18 HARV configured with nose strakes during smoke test |
| EC95-43249-02 |
August 1995 |
F-18 HARV in flight with actuated nose strakes |
| EC95-43249-04 |
August 1995 |
F-18 HARV in flight with actuated nose strakes |
| EC95-43249-14 |
August 1995 |
F-18 HARV in flight close-up of actuated nose strakes |
| EC95-43249-15 |
August 1995 |
F-18 HARV in flight close-up of actuated nose strakes |
| EC95-43057-8 |
March 24, 1995 |
F-18 HARV on ramp close-up of actuated nose strakes |
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| EC94-42513-3 |
1994 |
Dryden/Edwards 1994 Thrust-Vectoring aircraft fleet - F-18 HARV, X-31, F-16 MATV |
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| HARV Instrumentation modifications |
| EC93-42237-3 |
October 15, 1993 |
F-18 HARV instrumentation modifications |
| EC93-42237-4 |
October 15, 1993 |
F-18 HARV instrumentation modifications |
| EC93-42237-5 |
October 15, 1993 |
F-18 HARV instrumentation modifications |
| EC93-42237-8 |
October 15, 1993 |
F-18 HARV instrumentation modifications |
| EC94-42514-11 |
April 8, 1994 |
F-18 HARV dirty probes on inlet rake |
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| EC94-42398-1 |
January 26, 1994 |
F-18 HARV research pilot Jim Smolka |
| EC96-43599-1 |
May 29, 1996 |
F-18 HARV research pilot Dana Purifoy |
| HARV Final Flight |
| EC96-43595-1 |
May 29, 1996 |
F-18 HARV final flight over Dryden FRC |
| EC96-43595-2 |
May 29, 1996 |
F-18 HARV final flight over Edwards AFB |
| EC96-43595-4 |
May 29, 1996 |
F-18 HARV final flight over Edwards AFB |
| EC93-3171-1 |
1993 |
F-18 simulation with Simulation Group Lead Martha Evans at the controls |
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