Centurion (front)

Centurion (side)

Centurion (top)

35¡

40¡

300"143.6"

49¡

98"

504"

Maximum diameter = 60"Forward staticpressure orifices

57"

Free floating slat

D-558-IIwing configurations

Wing-fenceBasic wing Wing-fence (2) Wing-fence/slat

Fixed slat Leading-edgechord extension

Wingtip accelerometers

Leading edge flap control

Push-pull tubes longitudinal control

Aircraft pitch rate gyros

Aircraft normal accelerometers

Wingtip accelerometers

First sym W/B bending 4 Hz

Stabilon surface

First sym bending 12.8 Hz

Control sticks

Pitch damperPitch stick transducersPitch feel springSeries trim actuator

M

Trailing edge flap control

M

42.83

18.67 ft

63.75 ft

837

54.2 ft

17.7 ft

32.5 ft

840

845

845

804

NASA

NOR THR OP

HL-10 HL-10 modified

Separated flow Attached flow

Cambered leading edge

NORTHROP

RESCUE

804

NASA

BEWARE OF BLAST

Wing flap Rudder

Top hatch

Body flaps

Body flaps

Helios (front)

Helios (side)

247'

Helios (top)

LoFLYTE Aircraft Configuration

Top view

Side viewFront view

• Length: 8 ft 4 in.

• Weight: 70 lbs

• Performance: Maximum speed 240 knots

NACA

NAC

803

NASA

NOR THR OP

I

II

III

CBA EC

14

3

5

26

711

10

9

8

14

16

17

18

13

1215

20

19

21 24

25

22

2327

26

29

2830

31

Identification Key for :

"Celebrating One Hundred Years of Powered Flight 1903-2003" by Dr. Robert T. McCall 2003

Medium: oil on canvas • Dimensions: 6 feet by 18 feet • Commissioned by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

Central Quote:"It is my belief that flight is possible..." Wilbur Wright September 3rd, 1900From a letter written to his father, announcing his intention to make "some experiments with a flying machine" at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Numbering sequence: left to right, top to bottomPeopleA. U.S. World War I Aviator D. NASA Shuttle AstronautB. U.S. World War II Flier E. Space WalkersC. NASA Research PilotPlanetsI. Saturn III. MarsII. Moon IV. Jupiter

Aircraft and Spacecraft (Numbered 1-31) 1. Wright EX "Vin Fiz" 2. Curtiss Model D Headless Pusher 3. Curtiss June Bug 4. Wright 1909 Military Flyer

6. Curtiss 1911 Model D 7. Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) (formation) 8. Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" 9. North American P-51D Mustang (formation)10. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 11. Douglas SBD Dauntless (formation)

5. Bleriot XI

16. Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird17. North American X-1518. Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis"19. Boeing 747-100 NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise (OV-101)

12. Boeing Model 314 Clipper13. Consolidated PBY Catalina14. Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Navy P2B-1S)/Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (launch)15. Douglas DC-3

22. Boeing 77723. Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk "Stealth Fighter"24. Rutan Model 76 Voyager

20. Wright 1903 Flyer21. Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket

25. Grumman F-14 Tomcat (formation)26. Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey)27. Apollo Spacecraft/Saturn V Launch Vehicle28. Grumman Lunar Module (LM)29. Rockwell Shuttle (Space Transportation System)30. International Space Station31. Rockwell Space Shuttle OrbiterNaming and Designation Source: Directory of Airplanes, their Designers and Manufacturers Edited by Dana Bell, copyright 2002 The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum ISBN 1-85367-490-7

Key created by NASA Dryden Graphics Dept.

2.50

107.40

41.21

Model

SR-71/LASRE ConfigurationNote:All dimensions in feet

18.50

7.531.86 Canoe

Reflector plane

2.75

55.60 55.60

7.50

17.32

U S A

United States

USA Challenger

United States

S A

Ball nose config.

U.S. AIR FORCE

NACA

Time

Altitude

B-52 with Lifting Bodyattached to pylon under wing

Lifting Body launchedfrom B-52

Maximum missionaltitude attained;

rocket engine shutdown

Unpowered steepglide to lakebed

landing

14 ft 9.5 in.

Strake flap

Canard

Wing flap

48 ft 1 in.

27 ft 2.44 in.

F-5A nosesection

Rudder

EFMX-31

Normal Bell-NozzleRocket Engine

Linear AerospikeRocket Engine

58.3 ft

27.7 ft

ConventionalJet Engine

Scramjet EngineSupersonic combustion ramjets, or Scramjets,operate by burning fuel in a stream ofsupersonic air compressed by theforward speed of the aircraft.Unlike conventional jet engines,scramjets have no rotating parts.In normal jet engines, rotatingblades compress the air,and the airflow remainssub-sonic.

The supersonic airflow intothe engine is compressedmore as it enters the inletand passes through theengine. This increases theair pressure higher thanthe surrounding air.

Hydrogen fuel is ignitedin the supersonic airflow,with the rapid expansionof hot air out the exhaustnozzle producing thrust.

Rotating compressor blades draw in air and compress it.Mixture of fuel and air burns and expands in combustion chamber.

Hot, compressed air is forced out the exhaust nozzle, producing thrust.

X-43

5 ft

12 ft

Hyper-X

Pegasus booster

Interstage adapter

105 f(32m)

Ground line185.75 ft(56.62m)

30 ft(9.1m