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Updates for April 2007
DFRC Photo # Photo Date Image Description
ED07-0079-03 April 26, 2007 This inflight photo was taken during the first flight of the NASA and German Aerospace Center SOFIA airborne infrared observatory 747SP on April 26, 2007.
ED07-0079-02 April 26, 2007 This inflight photo was taken during the first flight of the NASA and German Aerospace Center SOFIA airborne infrared observatory 747SP on April 26, 2007.
ED07-0079-01 April 26, 2007 The NASA and German Aerospace Center SOFIA airborne infrared observatory took flight for the first time April 26, 2007, from its modification center in Waco, TX
ED07-0042-09 March 6, 2007 The UAVSAR underbelly pod is in clear view as NASA's Gulfstream-III research aircraft banks away over Edwards AFB during aerodynamic clearance flights.
ED07-0042-05 March 6, 2007 The effect of the underbelly UAVSAR pod on the aerodynamics of NASA's Gulfstream-III research aircraft was evaluated during several check flights in early 2007.
ED07-0027-68 February 26, 2007 Shimmering heat waves trail behind NASA's Gulfstream-III research aircraft as it departs the Edwards AFB runway on a UAVSAR pod checkout test flight.
ED07-0027-66 February 26, 2007 NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed lifts off from Edwards AFB on a checkout test flight with the UAV synthetic aperture radar pod under its belly.
ED07-0027-56 February 26, 2007 A half-dozen test flights in early 2007 evaluated the aerodynamic effect of the UAVSAR pod on the performance of NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed.
ED07-0027-54 February 26, 2007 An eight-foot-long pod designed to carry a ground-penetrating synthetic aperture radar hangs from the underbelly of NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed.
ED07-0027-45 February 26, 2007 The oddly shaped synthetic aperture radar pod developed by JPL is slung beneath NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed during flight tests.
ED07-0027-39 February 26, 2007 NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed lifts off the Edwards AFB runway on an envelope-expansion flight test with the UAV synthetic aperture radar pod.
ED07-0027-01 February 26, 2007 A forest of tufts are mounted on the underbelly and pylon of NASA's Gulfstream-III research aircraft to help engineers determine airflow around the UAVSAR pod.
ED07-0007-5 January 22, 2007 An underbelly pod housing a Synthetic Aperture Radar designed for use on unmanned aircraft is prepared for flight tests on NASA's G-III research testbed.
ED07-0055-1 February 2, 2007 NASA's highly modified NF-15B research aircraft is hoisted high in the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards AFB for antenna radiation pattern tests.
ED07-0026-22 February 26, 2007 Two small Range Safety System antennas are visible just behind the engine inlets of NASA's NF-15B research aircraft as it banks away from the chase plane.
ED07-0026-14 February 26, 2007 New range safety and range user system antennas for the ECANS project can be seen just behind and to the left of the cockpit on NASA's NF-15B research aircraft.
ED07-0026-10 February 26, 2007 The jagged ridges of Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains form the backdrop to NASA's brightly-colored NF-15B testbed aircraft during a research mission.
ED07-0026-08 February 26, 2007 Antennas used for the Space-Based Range Demonstration and Certification project protrude from the top of NASA's NF-15B testbed during a research flight.
ED07-0026-04 February 26, 2007 NASA's highly modified NF-15B research aircraft cruises over Southern California's Tehachapi Mountains near Lake Isabella during a research mission.
ED07-0026-02 February 26, 2007 Range safety and phased-array range user system antennas validated in the ECANS project can be seen just behind the cockpit on NASA's NF-15B research aircraft.
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