Monitoring System Could Allow Multiple Experiments to be Flown Togethe...
Masten rocket, Xodiac, launches out of Mojave Air and Space Port carrying JHU APL electromagnetic field measurement experiment. Monroe Conner
X-57 Aircraft Fuselage Arrives in California
The Italian Tecnam aircraft fuselage, P2006T, arrived in California and will be integrated with the wing for electric propulsion becoming X-57, or Maxwell. Monroe Conner
Dream Chaser Spacecraft Arrives at NASA Armstrong
SNC delivers Dream Chaser to NASA Armstrong posing it with the HL-10 lifting body flown the 1960s. Monroe Conner
NASA’s Improved Supersonic Cockpit Display Shows Precise Locations of ...
Engineers and researchers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center monitored the flights, and were able to observe the mapping of the sonic boom carpet from the F-18, from the center’s Mission Control Center.... More
Could This Become the First Mars Airplane?
Jonathan Zur, from left, Alexandra Ocasio, Derek Abramson, Red Jensen, Etan Halberg and Keenan Albee wait for data to download from a Prandtl-d flight Monroe Conner
Monitoring System Could Allow Multiple Experiments to be Flown Togethe...
From left to right Masten employees, Luke Farrell, Richard Garcia and intern Alex Drozda employees prepare Xodiac rocket to flight test JHU APL technology. Monroe Conner
NASA AFRC2017-0037-01, Armstrong flight research center
The Swept Wing Laminar Flow test article, integrated to the underside of a NASA F-15, will examine the effectiveness of different configurations of small dots, called distributed roughness elements, to extend s... More
Advanced Data Acquisition and Telemetry System
Otto Schnarr and Matthew Waldersen check out the Advanced Data Acquisition and Telemetry System in an Armstrong laboratory. Monroe Conner
NASA to Test In-Flight Folding Spanwise Adaptive Wing to Enhance Aircr...
The objectives of testing on PTERA include the development of tools and vetting of system integration, evaluation of vehicle control law, and analysis of SAW airworthiness to examine benefits to in-flight effic... More
Probe May Improve Weather Forecasts
The TAMDAR Edge probe seen in the middle of the NASA Armstrong Ikhana is flying on a large remotely piloted aircraft for the first time. Monroe Conner
Second X-56A MUTT Makes First Flight
NASA researchers are using the X-56A, a low-cost, modular, remotely piloted aerial vehicle, to explore the behavior of lightweight, flexible aircraft structures. Monroe Conner
NASA’s Improved Supersonic Cockpit Display Shows Precise Locations of ...
The CISBoomDA display allows the pilot of a supersonic aircraft to monitor the locations of any sonic booms produced, to prevent the aircraft from positioning booms in restricted area. Monroe Conner
NASA X-57 Simulator Prepares Pilots, Engineers for Flight of Electric ...
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, a former pilot and astronaut who flew on four shuttle missions, appeared natural at the controls of the X-57 simulator cockpit, and flew a pair of simulations where he landed ... More
Could This Become the First Mars Airplane?
The proposed Prandtl-m is based on the Prandtl-d seen coming in for a landing during a flight test in June. The aerodynamics offer a solution that could lead to the first aircraft on Mars. Monroe Conner
X-57 Aircraft Fuselage Arrives in California
Preparations are underway to inspect, weigh and balance the Tecnam fuselage before it heads to Mojave, California, for wing integration. Monroe Conner
NASA X-57 Simulator Prepares Pilots, Engineers for Flight of Electric ...
The Tecnam P2006T undergoes wing integration at Scaled Composites in Mojave, California, where the aircraft’s system will be converted to feature electric propulsion. Monroe Conner
Second X-56A MUTT Makes First Flight
The X-56A takes off on its maiden flight from NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Monroe Conner
NASA Studying Volcanic Ash Engine Test Results
The volcanic ash distribution spider, shown here in the inlet of the engine while running, was used to send the ultra-fine particles of ash through the engine. Monroe Conner
Probe May Improve Weather Forecasts
The TAMDAR Edge probe seen in the middle of the NASA Armstrong Ikhana is flying on a large remotely piloted aircraft for the first time. Monroe Conner
X-57 Aircraft Fuselage Arrives in California
The Tecnam P2006T cockpit for the X-57, or Maxwell, will be the first all electric propulsion aircraft once the plane and wing integration is complete. Monroe Conner
NASA’s Improved Supersonic Cockpit Display Shows Precise Locations of ...
Flight Test Engineer Jacob Schaefer inspects the Cockpit Interactive Sonic Boom Display Avionics, or CISBoomDA, from the cockpit of his F-18 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Mo... More
Advanced Data Acquisition and Telemetry System
Otto Schnarr, front, and Matthew Waldersen check out the Advanced Data Acquisition and Telemetry System in an Armstrong laboratory. Monroe Conner