SOFIA model testing
SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) with telescope postition to the rear model prepares for testing in the NASA Ames Research Center 14ft Transonic Wind Tunnel in 1994. #nasasofia #nasa #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Bomb bay controls
Bomb bay control on Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Beautiful
The beautiful artwork of W.S. Phillips Aeronautics Art, Titled X-15 Hypersonic Final. #x15 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari A
Those are some tailpipes!
Check out those tailpipes on Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
X-29 in flight
Here is the X-29 during a 1991 research flight, smoke generators in the nose of the aircraft were used to help researchers see the behavior of the air flowing over the aircraft. #x29 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
X-15 Details
A bit more about the X-15 history at Pima Air and Space Museum! #x15 #b52 #thehighandmightyone #nasa #boneyardsafari
X-31 being loaded
Check out the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability Technology Demonstrator Aircraft, based at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, rolling aboard an C-5 which ferried it to Europe where it was flown in the Paris Air Show in June 1995. #x31 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Panels off!
Off with the engine covers for Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Port engine covers
Work starts on the port side engines on Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Nimrod Construction
Check out this Nimrod under construction, note the eyebrow windows were not installed. #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
