| |
 Dryden Home > Collections > Photo Home > Dryden Aircraft Fleet 1980s > Photo Dryden Aircraft Fleet 1980s Contact Sheet |
 |
|
 |
Dryden Aircraft Fleet 1980s Photo Gallery Contact Sheet |
|
|
|
| Photo Number: |
N/A |
| Photo Date: |
23 May 2000 |
|
|
|
| Formats: |
Low Resolution Image Contact Sheet (16 KBytes)
Medium Resolution Image Contact Sheet (16 KBytes)
High Resolution Image Contact Sheet (8 KBytes)
|
|
|
|
Photo
Description: |
These are the image contact sheets for each image resolution of the NASA Dryden Aircraft Fleet 1980s Photo Gallery. |
|
|
|
Project
Description: |
The 1980s saw continued activity in systems and aeronautical research. The F-8 DFBW aircraft and the F-111 continued to be flown, the F-111 in the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) program. The AFTI F-16 also began flights in the late 1980s. A Boeing 720 was used in an intentional crash test in December 1984 to test a fire-suppression fuel additive called AMK or anti-misting kerosene, which failed to halt a fire when the aircraft crashed. Two different F-14As flew at Dryden in high angle-of-attack and laminar-flow experiments. Research with remotely piloted vehicles continued with the Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT) project. The 1980s also saw the introduction at Dryden of the F/A-18 aircraft, which slowly replaced the F-104 chase and research aircraft used since the end of the 1950s. Other aircraft shown in the photo gallery include the T-38, B-57, C-140, F-15, and B-52 aircraft, the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, the
low Reynolds number vehicle (LRV), and the PIK-20 powered glider. |
|
|
|
| Keywords: |
Fleet; 1980s; F-8 DFBW; F-111; Advanced Fighter Technology Integration; AFTI; F-16; Boeing 720; AMK; anti-misting kerosene; F-14A; remotely piloted vehicle; Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology; HiMAT; F/A-18; F-18; T-38; B-57; C-140; F-15; B-52; 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft; low Reynolds number vehicle; LRV; PIK-20 powered glider |
| |
Dryden Home > Collections > Photo Home > Dryden Aircraft Fleet 1980s > Photo Dryden Aircraft Fleet 1980s Contact Sheet |
Business | Education | History | Gallery | News Room | Organizations | Research | Search | Site Index