Phil wrote:
If the flood of pictures here recently are genuine NASA pictures, then why
not just got to www.nasaimages.org and get them from the source.
Thank you for that link, just did some browsing, lots of
nice pictures. But hardly the entire collection by a long
shot. I worked at Ames Research Center in the 70's. There
were several models I worked on for the 40x80 wind tunnel
that are not pictured, one of which ended up a flying test
bed. I don't know the model designation, but it ducted a lot
of air over extended flaps. It was a high wing with 4 jet
engines. I actually saw the flying vehicle and recognized
most everything under the wings related to the ducting and
flaps. Couldn't find any pictures of that model nor the
flying vehicle.
Attached is one model I worked on, while in a college work
experience program. Don't know who this was for nor the
model designation. FWIW, another student and I skinned much
of the sides and belly of the fuselage, any sections that
were curved in only one plane. Complex curves were foamed
and fiberglassed. It's pictured in the 40x80 wind tunnel. I
was about to visit an uncle that worked for a defense
contractor, and so asked one of the project engineers if I
could get a couple pictures of the model and this is one
that he provided. Have a few more in color I will try to
find time to scan and post.
I'd think NASA must have hundreds of thousands of images, if
not millions. What a task it would be to really make them
-all- available!
Jon