A half-dozen test flights in early 2007 evaluated the aerodynamic effe...
A half-dozen test flights in early 2007 evaluated the aerodynamic effect of the UAVSAR pod on the performance of NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed.
Shimmering heat waves trail behind NASA's Gulfstream-III research airc...
Shimmering heat waves trail behind NASA's Gulfstream-III research aircraft as it departs the Edwards AFB runway on a UAVSAR pod checkout test flight.
An eight-foot-long pod designed to carry a synthetic aperture radar ha...
An eight-foot-long pod designed to carry a synthetic aperture radar hangs from the underbelly of NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed.
NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed lifts off from Edwards AFB on a...
NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed lifts off from Edwards AFB on a checkout test flight with the UAV synthetic aperture radar pod under its belly.
The effect of the underbelly UAVSAR pod on the aerodynamics of NASA's ...
The effect of the underbelly UAVSAR pod on the aerodynamics of NASA's Gulfstream-III research aircraft was evaluated during several check flights in early 2007.
A forest of tufts are mounted on the underbelly and pylon of NASA's Gu...
A forest of tufts are mounted on the underbelly and pylon of NASA's Gulfstream-III research aircraft to help engineers determine airflow around the UAVSAR pod.
The UAVSAR underbelly pod is in clear view as NASA's Gulfstream-III re...
The UAVSAR underbelly pod is in clear view as NASA's Gulfstream-III research aircraft banks away over Edwards AFB during aerodynamic clearance flights.
NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed lifts off the Edwards AFB runwa...
NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed lifts off the Edwards AFB runway on an envelope-expansion flight test with the UAV synthetic aperture radar pod.
The synthetic aperture radar pod developed by JPL is slung beneath NAS...
The synthetic aperture radar pod developed by JPL is slung beneath NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed during flight tests.