Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

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

Here is Orbiter Challenger OV-99 on an early morning launch for STS 41-G in October 1984. #nasa #spaceshuttle #spaceshuttlechallenger #ov99 #boneyardsafari

Here is NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment LASRE at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, in 1999. #blackbrid #sr71 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Let’s learn about NASA’s Eclipse Project. #c141 #nasa #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know Orbiter Challenger OV-99 was the first Space Shuttle to land at KSC in Florida in 1984? #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Learning about the Space Shuttle launch. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

We found footage of NASA’s X-Wing! #rsra #nasa #xwing #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A little bit about the F-16XL. #f16xl #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a look at the wing layout on the F-16XL when it was flying for NASA in 1995. #f16xl #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari