NASA 834

[jankees 2,124]

NASA 834, an F-14 Navy Tomcat, was used at Dryden in 1986 and 1987 in a program known as the Variable-Sweep Transition Flight Experiment (VSTFE). This program explored laminar flow on variable sweep aircraft at high subsonic speeds.

NASA834 (0001) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

NASA834 (0002) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

NASA834 (0004) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

NASA834 (0005) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

NASA834 (0006) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

NASA834 (0007) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

[andy1252 4,168]

Now that is a very very fine looking plane. Excellent stuff!

[bernd1151 6,194]

Fantastic shots, Jan !!

[jankees 2,124]

NASA 991, an F-14 Navy Tomcat designated the F-14 (1X), the 1X signifying that it was Grumman's experimental testbed, was used at Dryden between 1979 and 1985 in extensive high-angle-of-attack and spin-control-and-recovery tests.

NASA991 (0001) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

NASA991 (0003) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

NASA991 (0005) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

NASA991 (0009) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr