Flight Research Projects at Dryden

This is a list of some of the flight research projects conducted at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. The list is composed of two types of research projects. The first list consists of currently active research programs at DFRC. The second list is completed research programs.

For more information about these projects or any other information, please fill out the DFRC WWW User Response Form or contact the Dryden External Affairs Office.

Active Flight Research Projects

• APEX High Altitude Flight Experiment
• CV-990 Landing System Research Aircraft (LSRA)
• F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV)
• Environmental Research And Sensor Technology (ERAST)
• F-15 Highly Integrated Digital Engine Control (HIDEC)
• F-15 Advanced Control Technology for Integrated VehiclEs (ACTIVE)
• F-16XL Supersonic Laminar Flow Control
• F-18 System Research Aircraft (SRA)
• Pegasus Hypersonic Experiments (PHYSX)
• SR-71 High Speed Research
• X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability (EFM)
• Aeronautical Experiments F-104 & F-15B

Past Dryden Flight Research Projects

• AD-1 Oblique Wing Aircraft
• F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire
• Highly Manueverable Aircraft Technology Vechicle (HiMAT)
• HL-10 Lifting Body
• Lifting Bodies
• X-29 Forward Swept Wing Technology Demonstrator
• Experimental Research Aircraft
• And many, many more to come...

Modified: February 9, 1995