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Watch NASA’s extreme F-15 test aircraft roar across the sky - "Pure power"

During the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, NASA transformed F-15 aircraft 837 into one of the most extreme experimental aviation platforms ever built by modifying the legendary fighter jet for advanced high ...
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An experimental F-15 STOL/MTD could take off at 42 mph and land in 1,650 feet — the standard F-15 needs 7,500 feet

The F-15 STOL/MTD, and later the F-15 ACTIVE, were among the most unusual Eagle variants ever built. Experimental platforms, ...
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Two NASA F-15 Jets Chase Each Other Over the Mojave Desert, Do Something Unprecedented

We've talked a lot over the past few years about the NASA X-59 experimental aircraft, and chances are that the number of new bits of info concerning the plane will only increase in the coming months.
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X-59 Supersonic Plane Spotted Next to NASA F-15, The Two Planes Band Together for a Reason

The American space agency plans to have a supersonic aircraft called X-59 in the air sometime this year, with a major goal in mind. It's a momentous occasion for aviation, as the research aircraft may ...
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NASA aims to fly F-15 jets through supersonic shockwaves from X-59

NASA's X-59 aircraft has been marching toward a fest flight since it entered development in 2016 with the goal of bringing back commercial supersonic travel. Next, the agency will test jet-mounted ...