Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 in position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", with the work enclosure in place around the shuttle at Vandenberg, AFB in 1985. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know in March 1985 Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 practiced landing approaches at Vandenberg AFB at night to evaluate performance and systems in darkness? #spaceshuttle #ov101 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A bit more about the Space Shuttle launch. #nasa #spaceshuttle #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Check out the F-15 ACTIVE in flight above the Mojave desert in 1998. The large forward canards are actually the tail surfaces from an F-18. #f15 #f15active #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Check out the F-5E Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration (SSBD) flying in 2003. NASA Dryden provided range, air and ground data-gathering support for the SSBD project, which is part of DARPA's Quiet Supersonic Platform (QSP) program. #f5e #ssbd #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Now that’s a heck of a collection of aircraft, looking to see which ones still exist today, we know the C-130, it’s in Tucson. Which is your favorite? #nasa #flighttest #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Check out the Douglas F5D Skylancer modified with ogee wing planform designed for Mach 2 flight. Shown on the left wing is the effect of vortex flow on wing tuft alignment in low-speed, high angle-of-attack flight in 1964. #f5d #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a mockup of the XV-15 in a NASA wind tunnel for testing, 1978. #xv15 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Check out AV-8B (NASA-719) and AV-8C (NASA-704) being tested in flight over NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, in 1987. #av8b #av8c #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know there was a DC-9 Large-Scale lift fan, vertical and/or short take-off and landing (V/STOL), transport model tested at NASA in 1971? #dc9 #vstol #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari