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esearch center langley research center armstrong flight research center langley research center beechcraft t 34c fixed wing research platform photographic chase active 2 glenn research center armstrong flight research center wallops flight facility armstrong flight research center bell uh 1h iroquois huey rotorcraft retired wallops flight facility wallops flight facility bell lunar landing research vehicle llrv retired armstrong flight research center armstrong flight research center 2 bell x 1a glamorous glennis research x planes retired 1946 armstrong flight research center national air and space museum high speed and high altitude testing first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight proved aerodynamic viability of thin wing sections 4 bell x 1b research x planes retired armstrong flight research center national museum of the united states air force bell x 1e research x planes retired armstrong flight research center armstrong flight research center bell x 5 research x planes retired 1951 armstrong flight research center national museum of the united states air force first aircraft to fly with variable geometry wings 5 bell xv 15 v stol tilt rotor research retired 1 ames research center steven f udvar hazy center bellanca skyrocket ii fixed wing civil aircraft test retired 1 langley research center boeing 737 nasa 515 fixed wing research terminal area productivity tap retired 1 1974 2003 langley research center museum of flight nasa 515 is the first boeing 737 ever built after being used to qualify the 737 design nasa heavily modified the aircraft for continuing research boeing 747 100sr fixed wing shuttle carrier aircraft retired 2 1977 2012 armstrong flight research center armstrong flight research center registered as n905na which is a 747 100 model that was acquired from american airlines in 1974 and n911na a 747 100sr model purchased from japan airlines in 1988 in 2013 space center houston announced plans to display sca 905 with the mockup shuttle independence mounted on its back nasa 905 was erected on site at the space center having been ferried in pieces from ellington field and the replica shuttle was mounted in august 2014 the display opened in early 2016 n911na is currently on display at the joe davies heritage airpark at palmdale plant 42 boeing 747 sofia fixed wing airborne observatory stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy sofia retired 1 1997 2022 ames research center armstrong flight research center armstrong flight research center retired 2022 6 boeing 757 fixed wing research platform advanced technology retired 1 ex eastern 757 boeing b 52b fixed wing research test platform retired 2 1959 2004 ames research center armstrong flight research center pima air space museum 003 air force flight test center museum 008 balls 8 nb 52b was used as a mothership for the x 15 program 127 lifting body flight tests such as the hl 10 test flight to support development in the space shuttle program and several other miscellaneous test programs 7 after almost 50 years flying service balls 8 was retired from active service with nasa on december 17 2004 following its participation in the hyper x program 8 boeing ch 47b chinook rotorcraft research variable stability research rotorcraft project retired 2 ames research center langley research center it was equipped to fly by wire and had three on board computers after research was completed it was returned to the us army and upgraded to the ch 47d standard 9 boeing kc 135 stratotanker fixed wing trainer reduced gravity aircraft retired 2 1973 2004 ellington field houston texas ellington field houston texas usaf kc 135as designated n930na and n931na potential astronauts were exposed to simulated near weightlessness these aircraft are also known as vomit comets boeing x 37 research x planes active 2006 drop test 2010 orbital flight armstrong flight research center reusable orbital spaceplane 10 boeing x 40 research x planes retired 1998 armstrong flight research center 80 scale space maneuver vehicle testbed x 37 prototype 11 boeing x 48 fixed wing uav research x planes environmentally responsible aviation project 12 retired 1 armstrong flight research center x 48 series was utilized to evaluate the low speed stability and control of a low noise version of a notional hybrid wing body design nasa is hoping that this particular aircraft will aid in the design green airlines blended wing body bwb testbed 13 boeing x 45a fixed wing uav research x planes retired armstrong flight research center national air and space museum 1 blue national museum of the united states air force 2 red boeing x 53 active aeroelastic wing research x planes retired 2002 armstrong flight research center active aeroelastic wing testbed 14 boeing vertol vz 2 model 76 v stol tilt rotor research retired 1 ames research center armstrong flight research center smithsonian national air and space museum paul e garber facility 15 built in the united states in 1957 to investigate the tiltwing approach to vertical take off and landing cessna 206h fixed wing research platform airborne science program retired 1 16 2001 2024 langley research center langley research center cessna 337 skymaster fixed wing civil aircraft test small aircraft transportation system retired 1 langley research center cessna 318 t 37 tweet fixed wing civil aircraft test small aircraft transportation system retired 1 langley research center cirrus sr22 fixed wing civil aircraft test small aircraft transportation system retired 1 langley research center convair 880 fixed wing research controlled impact demonstration program retired 1 ames research center langley research center armstrong flight research center convair 990 galileo fixed wing airborne observatory galileo observatory destroyed 1 retired 1 crashed 1 ames research center armstrong flight research center mojave air and space port the galileo i aircraft was lost in a mid air collision in 1973 with a p 3 the galileo ii continued service into the 1980s providing research into aeronautics astronautics astronomy and earth observations but was destroyed in 1985 by fire after the right main landing gear failed and punctured fuel tanks nasa 810 was used to test the shuttle landing gear and braking systems before being retired convair f 106 delta dart qf 106a fixed wing retired 1986 1998 langley research center convair c 131 samaritan convair cv 240 fixed wing training reduced gravity aircraft landsat earth resources survey program ers retired 2 langley research center ellington field houston tx project mercury astronauts flew aboard a c 131 samaritan flying as the vomit comet dassault hu 25c falcon fixed wing research platform airborne science program active 1 langley research center langley research center de havilland canada dhc 5 buffalo bisontennial named in 1976 fixed wing research stol retired 1 1970s late early 1980s ames research center fitted with a short span boeing wing incorporating split flow turbofan engines based on the rolls royce spey providing both propulsion and augmentor airflow for the powered lift system 17 18 19 20 beginning in 1972 with its first flight in this experimental configuration this aircraft was used jointly by the nasa ames research center and the canadian department of industry trade and commerce for stol research 19 21 de havilland canada dhc 5 buffalo qsra fixed wing research stol quiet short haul research aircraft program 17 18 22 153 23 24 25 retired 1 1970s late early 1980s ames research center armstrong flight research center the experimental wing was designed fabricated and installed by boeing was a swept supercritical design incorporating a boundary layer control system 23 24 8 instead of the standard engines this aircraft was powered by four prototype avco lycoming yf102 high bypass turbofan engines originally from the northrop ya 9 program mounted above the wing to take advantage of the coandă effect 24 9 10 in 1980 this aircraft participated in carrier trials aboard uss kitty hawk demonstrating stol performance without the use of catapults or arrestor gear 18 22 154 de havilland canada dhc 6 twin otter n607na fixed wing research aircraft icing retired 1 glenn research center 26 middle tennessee state university at murfreesboro municipal airport 27 doak vz 4 vtol research retired 1 langley research center u s army transportation museum douglas c 47 skytrain fixed wing test retired ames research center douglas c 118 liftmaster fixed wing wallops flight facility douglas c 133 cargomaster fixed wing heavy transport aircraft retired 1966 1969 douglas d 558 1 skystreak retired armstrong flight research center national museum of naval aviation 1 carolinas aviation museum 3 douglas d 558 2 skyrocket retired armstrong flight research center planes of fame museum 1 national air and space museum 2 antelope valley college 3 douglas f5d skylancer fixed wing trainer chase plane retired 2 1961 1970 armstrong flight research center neil armstrong air and space museum 802 ontario municipal airport 708 used as a testbed for supersonic research and to train pilots for the x 20 dyna soar program the f5d 1 skylancer had a wing planform similar to the proposed design for dyna soar after the dyna soar program was canceled in december 1963 one f5d 1 stayed on at armstrong eventually becoming a flight simulator for the m2 f2 and a chase plane for experimental flights until 1970 in may 1970 one of the aircraft was retired and donated to the neil armstrong air and space museum 28 douglas x 3 stiletto fixed wing research x planes retired 1 1952 1956 armstrong flight research center national museum of the united states air force titanium alloy construction low aspect ratio wings planned to test long duration high speed flight incapable of reaching design speed but provided insights into inertia coupling 29 dyke delta fixed wing eiri avion pik 20 fixed wing sailplane research lift aerodynamics retired 1 1981 1996 armstrong flight research center general atomics altus fixed wing uav research environmental research aircraft and sensor technology erast retired 2 armstrong flight research center general atomics mq 9 reaper predator b ikhana fixed wing uav research platform active 1 armstrong flight research center armstrong flight research center general dynamics f 16 fighting falcon fixed wing research retired 2 1988 1999 armstrong flight research center prototypes of the f 16xl designed as a competitor to the f 15e strike eagle in the usaf s enhanced tactical fighter program general dynamics f 16 vista fixed wing research variability in flight simulator aircraft retired 1 langley research center now in use by the usaf test pilot school under the designation x 62 30 general dynamics f 16xl fixed wing research retired 2 armstrong flight research center langley research center armstrong flight research center 1 grumman gulfstream i fixed wing retired 7 johnson space center grumman x 29 fixed wing research x planes forward swept wing retired 2 1984 1991 armstrong flight research center national museum of the united states air force grumman gulfstream ii fixed wing shuttle training aircraft sta active 4 na el paso forward operating location ellington field houston texas 31 nasa c 11a gulfstream g iii fixed wing research platform research platform airborne science program unmanned air vehicle synthetic aperture radar uavsar active 1 2003 today jet propulsion laboratory armstrong flight research center armstrong flight research center nasa c 20a acquired from the united states air force and modified by armstrong flight research center the aircraft was equipped with a self contained on board data collection and processing system dcaps which allows for automated configuration setups thereby reducing engineering costs for each flight the aircraft has been used by the uninhabited aerial vehicle synthetic aperture radar uavsar program the access 5 program alongside scaled composites proteus aircraft and as a test bed to develop collision avoidance systems and procedures 32 gulfstream g iii nasa one fixed wing business jet of the nasa administrator active 1 2003 2008 na nasa one was a gulfstream g iii with a seating capacity of 12 people the jet is stored in an faa hangar along with 3 other government planes 33 nasa now shares a plane with faa gulfstream x 54 research x planes proposed armstrong flight research center hawker siddeley p 1127 v stol retired langley research center kreider reisner xc 31 fixed wing research deicing retired 1 langley research center learjet 23 fixed wing business jet learjet 24 fixed wing business jet ames research center armstrong flight research center lear jet airborne observatory 34 35 learjet 25 fixed wing business jet active wallops flight facility wallops flight facility learjet 28 fixed wing business jet ling temco vought ltv xc 142 v stol tilt wing research transport aircraft retired 1 1966 1970 langley research center lockheed c 5 galaxy fixed wing heavy transport aircraft active 2 flown by usaf crews lockheed c 121 starliner fixed wing retired lockheed c 141a starlifter fixed wing airborne observatory kuiper airborne observatory retired 1 1974 1995 ames research center lockheed f 104a starfighter retired armstrong flight research center national air and space museum 818 n818na air force flight test center museum n820na 0790 lockheed f 104b starfighter retired armstrong flight research center mcclellan afb n819na lockheed f 104g starfighter retired armstrong flight research center estrella warbird museum n824na armstrong flight research center n826na lockheed f 104n starfighter fixed wing chase retired 6 crashed 1 1963 1995 armstrong flight research center embry riddle aeronautical university n811na 4045 lockheed martin palmdale ca n812na one of these aircraft piloted by joe walker collided with the xb 70 valkyrie experimental bomber on june 8 1966 killing walker lockheed jetstar fixed wing research platform retired 1 1964 1989 36 armstrong flight research center lockheed nc 130b hercules fixed wing research platform landsat earth resources survey program ers active 1 wallops flight facility wallops flight facility lockheed p 3 orion fixed wing research platform airborne science program active 1 wallops flight facility wallops flight facility lockheed s 3 viking fixed wing research platform retired glenn research center lockheed sr 71 fixed wing trainer retired 1 1991 1999 armstrong flight research center pima air museum the plane was permanently retired in 1998 and the air force quickly disposed of their sr 71s leaving nasa with the last two airworthy blackbirds until 1999 37 all other blackbirds have been moved to museums except for the two sr 71s and a few d 21 drones retained by the nasa dryden research center 38 lockheed sr 71a blackbird fixed wing trainer retired 1 1991 1999 armstrong flight research center armstrong flight research center the plane was permanently retired in 1998 and the air force quickly dispose...