Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is a cutaway drawing of the North American X-15, gives a good idea of how much the fuel space took up. #x15 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Shall we learn about the Spruce Goose? #philippinemars #sprucegoose #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A little bit about those tiles on the Space Shuttle. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

NASA received two F-15’s from the Oregon Air National Guard at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA. The Eagles will support NASA’s flight research fleet. #f15 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know the YF-12 was a potential replacement for the F-106? It had a different nose to fit the AN/ASG-18 fire control radar and carried the AIM-47 Falcon. #yf12 #blackbird #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Concorde landing at Kai Tak, one heck of an approach! #concorde #kaitak #hongkong #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on its first flight, Oct. 28, 2025, from Plant 42 in Palmdale, CA. The design is to reduce sonic booms to a quiet sonic thump. #x59 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A bit more about NASA’s Eclipse Project. #c141 #nasa #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a look at the Linear Aerospike SR Experiment (LASRE) pod on NASA SR-71, tail number 844. This photo was taken during the fit-check of the pod in 1996, at Lockheed Martin Skunkworks in Palmdale, California. The LASRE experiment was designed to provide in-flight data to help Lockheed Martin evaluate the aerodynamic characteristics and the handling of the SR-71 linear aerospike experiment configuration. #blackbrid #sr71 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the F-15 Advanced Controls Technology for Integrated Vehicles (ACTIVE), the first pre-production F-15B in 1999. The Canards were repurposed horizontal stabilators from an F/A-18 aircraft which provided a significant increase in pitch authority and overall maneuverability. #f15 #f15active #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari