Dryden Research Aircraft Photo Archive

This archive contains digitized photos of many of the unique research aircraft flown at what is now known as NASA Dryden Flight Research Center from the 1940s to the present. This is an experimental service. For more information, please see the Dryden Fact Sheets, Dryden Flight Research Projects, Dryden WWW Home Page, and the What's New page for the archive.

The files are ~1280x1024 24 bit color JPEGs.
They are also available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://ftp.dfrc.nasa.gov/pub/PhotoServer/
and via gopher at: gopher://gopher.dfrc.nasa.gov/11/PhotoServer/

Please send suggestions, comments, or complaints by filling out the Dryden WWW feedback form. No copyright protection is asserted for these photographs. See the copyright notification for more information.

The available photo archive sections are listed below. Items marked !NEW!

are new additions within the past month. Current contents: 217 images

X Series Research Aircraft: 26 images - Included are the X-1, X-3, X-4, X-5, X-15, X-24, X-29, and X-31.
F Series Research Aircraft: 33 images - Included are the F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18, F-104, F-111, F-8.
Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPVs): 10 images - HiMAT, DATS, RPRV, SRV.
Lifting Bodies: 21 images - M2-F1, M2-F3, X-24A, HL-10, others.
Other Aircraft: 64 images - Included are the SR-71, B-52, CV-990, AD-1, CID, others.
Space Shuttle (STS): 36 images - STS landings, ferry flights, ALT.
Space Images: 8 images - Hubble Space Telescope Repair, new EVA unit spacewalk.
Dryden Places: 9 images - Aerial Center photos, Rogers Dry Lakebed, DAF, ITF, mission control rooms.
Dryden People: 3 images - Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, DFRC Director Ken Szalai.
Miscellaneous Photos: 7 images - Surgical Suture Instrument, Fuel Cell Powered Bus.

Other NASA Image Archive Sites

Ames Imaging Library System
JPL "Welcome to the Planets": A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
JPL Imaging Radar Program: Radar images of the Earth and planets.
JSC Image Sciences Division: NASA press release and earth observation images.
National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) Photo Gallery: Space Science mission photo collection.
Solar Data Analaysis Center (SDAC): Latest Solar Images.
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI): Publically-released Hubble Space Telescope images.

Dryden WWW Home Page

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This service is brought to you by the Dryden Imaging Technology Branch.
Responsible NASA Official:
Marty Curry
Dryden Imaging Technology Branch
Email: Marty_Curry@qmgate.dfrc.nasa.gov
Phone: 805-258-3478

Page Curator: Robert Binkley - binkley@xavier.dfrc.nasa.gov

Modified: March 22, 1995