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Distinguished by its large nose payload bay, NASA's Ikhana unmanned aircraft does an engine run prior to takeoff from General Atomics' Grey Butte airfield.
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NASA Dryden’s F-15B research testbed aircraft flew the CCIE experimental jet engine inlet to speeds up to Mach 1.74, or about 1.7 times the speed of sound.

New Inlet Design Could Improve Engine Efficiency

Channeled center body inlet could improve airflow and fuel efficiency of jet engines at a wide variety of speeds.

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Richard T. Whitcomb, National Aviation Hall of Fame

Aerodynamicist Wins National Recognition

Richard T. Whitcomb, whose legendary NASA research contributions helped make supersonic flight a reality, will join the National Aviation Hall of ...

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NASA Dryden F/A-18 mission support aircraft were used to create low-intensity sonic booms during the WSPR sonic boom perception and response research project.

NASA Quiet Sonic Boom Research Ends in a Whisper

NASA researchers recently gathered data from a select group of volunteers on their perception of sonic booms created by aircraft in supersonic flight.

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MEDLI - MSL Entry, Descent and Landing Instrument - is the black box middle, left

MSL Entry, Descent and Landing Instrumentation (MEDLI)

Sensors in MSL's heat shield feed NASA researchers' curiosity about high-speed flight in out-of-this-world atmospheres.

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The nose of an inflatable half-scale model of a NASA F/A-18 in front of the NASA Aeronautics exhibit points skyward as a host of hot-air balloons ascend at the 2010 International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M.

Balloon Fiesta Exhibit Highlights NASA Aeronautics

NASA reaches out to members of the original "flight club" with exhibits, displays and educational programs at the International Balloon Fiesta.

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    NASA is using a small model airplane to test the viability of a potential smart-phone app for general aviation aircraft. What could the research – nicknamed DROID – eventually help pilots to do?

    Fly the most economical route
    Automate takeoffs and landings
    Avoid hazardous terrain
    Anticipate unexpected wing icing
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