Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Did you know NASA had an X-Wing, no not the Star Wars version. Here is the final configuration of RSRA NASA-740 in 1987. The RSRA could be configured to fly as an airplane with fixed wings, as a helicopter, or as a compound vehicle that could transition between the two configurations. #rsra #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Another look at B-52 aerial refueling. #b52 #usaf #kc135 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know a study was conducted exploring the possibility of having a large external pod mounted underneath a 747-200? #747 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The last time Space Shuttles were at pads 39A and B at the same time. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here are different concepts for SST’s from other aircraft manufacturers as potential Concorde competitors. #sst #concorde #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A little bit about the Firebee drone and the DC-130. #dc130 #firebee #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The Tu-144 actually flew before 2 months before the Concorde, it differed with a double delta wing and everyone’s favorite, Canards!!! #tu144 #concorde #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Another look at RSRA NASA-740 in flight out of Ames over east foothill of the Silicon Valley, CA in 1982. A later experiment involved the "X-Wing" system, a rigid rotor that could be stopped in flight and function as an X-shaped fixed wing. #rsra #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A look back to 1966 with the deep stall model in the Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel, it was a swept wing jet transport with t-tail and aft engines, looks remarkably like a…? #ttail #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know the B-52 wasn’t initially designed with an aerial refueling receptacle? #b52 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari