Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

A look at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 4 Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501 unmanned, earth-orbital space mission being readied for launch, Nov. 1967. #apollo4 #saturnv #apollo #nasa #boneyardsafari

The Supersonic Laminar Flow Control program demonstrated that laminar or smooth airflow could be achieved over a major portion of a wing at supersonic speeds by use of a suction system. The system drew turbulent boundary-layer air through millions of tiny laser-drilled holes in a titanium glove fitted to the upper left wing. About 90 hours of flight time were logged by the unique aircraft during the 13-month flight research program, much of it at speeds of Mach 2 with F-16XL

Here is Orbiter Discovery OV-103 in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the overhead lifting sling hoists her off the transporter in 2007. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Orbiter Discovery OV-103 suspended vertically from an overhead crane in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at KSC in 2005. Note the arrows point to the location of the connection to the External Tank (ET) that fed fuel to the Orbiter, the doors would close upon jettisoning of the ET. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari P

The number two X-29 flew at higher angles of attack than the number one aircraft, it required a spin chute system for safety. The system deployed a parachute for recovery of the aircraft if it inadvertently entered an uncontrolled spin. Most of the components of the spin chute system were located on a truss at the aft end of the aircraft. #x29 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

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

The beautiful artwork of W.S. Phillips Aeronautics Art, Titled X-15 Hypersonic Final. #x15 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari A

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

A bit more about the X-15 history at Pima Air and Space Museum! #x15 #b52 #thehighandmightyone #nasa #boneyardsafari

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