Title

F-15B ACTIVE with Thrust Vectoring Nozzles, 1997. Creator: Carla Thomas.

Caption

F-15B ACTIVE with Thrust Vectoring Nozzles, 1997. The F-15 ACTIVE in flight over the Mojave Desert, southwestern USA, during a High Stability Engine Control (HISTEC) flight. The twin-engine F-15 is equipped with new Pratt & Whitney nozzles that can turn up to 20 degrees in any direction, giving the aircraft thrust control in the pitch (up and down) and yaw (left and right) directions. On March 27, 1996, NASA began flight testing a new thrust-vectoring concept on the F-15 research aircraft to improve performance and aircraft control. The new concept should lead to signifigant increases in performance of both civil and military aircraft flying at subsonic and supersonic speeds. NASA pilot Rogers Smith and photographer Carla Thomas fly the F-18 chase to accompany the flight.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Reference

HRM21B20_379

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License type

Rights managed

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20,5Mb (2,9Mb) / 10,1in x 7,9in / 3024 x 2368 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation country desert flight space exploration geography color aeroplane aircraft plane airplane location century aviation concept space exploration space travel NASA MoJave Desert air Transport United States of America Nineties Colour 20th century American America USA 1990s decade geographical feature photograph united states National Aeronautics and Space Administration Heritage Space NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Carla Thomas Thomas Carla