Pilot Dick Ewers and flight test engineer Leslie Molzahn were hands-of...
Pilot Dick Ewers and flight test engineer Leslie Molzahn were hands-off as NASA F/A-18 #845 flew itself into the drogue on an autonomous refueling demonstration.
This unique view, looking directly up at two NASA Dryden F/A-18's used...
This unique view, looking directly up at two NASA Dryden F/A-18's used in the Autonomous Formation Flight (AFF) program, was captured by Carla Thomas from another F-18 flying safety/chase.
NASA's F/A-18B #845 was captured by the photographer as it returned fr...
NASA's F/A-18B #845 was captured by the photographer as it returned from its final flight in the Autonomous Airborne Refueling Demonstration research project.
Smoke generators show the twisting paths of wingtip vortices behind tw...
Smoke generators show the twisting paths of wingtip vortices behind two NASA Dryden F/A-18's used in the Autonomous Formation Flight (AFF) program during flight #743.
Smoke generators show the twisting paths of wingtip vortices behind tw...
Smoke generators show the twisting paths of wingtip vortices behind two NASA Dryden F/A-18's used in the Autonomous Formation Flight (AFF) program during flight #743.
Smoke generators show the twisting paths of wingtip vortices behind tw...
Smoke generators show the twisting paths of wingtip vortices behind two NASA Dryden F/A-18's used in the Autonomous Formation Flight (AFF) program during flight #743.
NASA's two Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft form the backdrop as pi...
NASA's two Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft form the backdrop as pilot Dick Ewers banks NASA F/A-18 #845 low over Rogers Dry Lake to end a research flight.