Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is NASA 834, was used at Dryden in 1986 and 1987 in the Variable-Sweep Transition Flight Experiment (VSTFE) program. This program explored laminar flow on variable sweep aircraft at high subsonic speeds. The variable sweep outer-panels of the F-14 aircraft were modified with natural laminar flow gloves to provide not only smooth surfaces but also airfoils that can produce a wide range of pressure distributions for which transition location can be determined at various fl

Checking out the Thunderbird Phantom south of Tucson! #f4phantom #thunderbird #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A variant of the S-3 was the ES-3A Shadow seen here with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) landing aboard USS Saratoga CV-60 in 1992. #es3a #s3viking #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The captive carry flights of the Enterprise on the 747SCA #747SCA #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Size comparison from Saturn V to Starship, which is your favorite? #spacex #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is more flight deck evolution from Essex to John F Kennedy. #aircraftcarrier #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Sea Shadow IX-529 underway off of San Diego, CA in 1994. It was an experimental stealth ship built by Lockheed for the United States Navy in the mid 80’s. #seashadow #ix529 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Well that landing didn’t go as planned! #usswasp #cv7 #f4f #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is USS Lexington CV-2 firing her 8in guns in 1928. The Bureau of Construction and Repair was not convinced that aircraft were a sufficient armament for this ship and mandated that it have the 8”/55 caliber guns. #usslexington #cv2 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

How the Titan II missile silos were decommissioned. #titanii #titanmissilemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari