https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/3720afa9-7e13-424b-bb89-a1a03579bbae This 53-second video taken on January 15, 2009 shows two F-15s investigating supersonic shockwave characteristics in the Lift and Nozzle Change Effects on Tail Shock (LANCETS) flight research project at Dryden Flight Research Center (now Armstrong). Flight research carried out by NASA with a highly modified F-15 aircraft demonstrated and evaluated advanced integrated flight and propulsion control system technologies that will help make next-generation aircraft more maneuverable, more fuel efficient, and safer to fly. The NASA F-15 was the first aircraft to demonstrate a fully integrated inlet-engine-flight control system, a self-repairing flight control system, and a propulsion-only flight control system. The F-15 was designed as twin-engine air superiority fighter by McDonnell Aircraft Co., McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, MO. The F-15 is normally powered by two Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-100 or 220 engines, depending on the model. The NASA F-15 was equipped with advanced versions of the F100 -- F100 EMD (engine model derivative). The aircraft was capable of flying more than twice the speed of sound. The F-15 is 63.75 feet long and has a wingspan of 42.83 feet. The NASA F-15 was extensively modified for research activities and did not carry any armament. To learn more about the LANCETS project visit: https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jan/HQ_09016_Lancet_flights.html To learn more about NASA's F-15s visit: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-048-DFRC.html Mirrored from YouTube: https://youtu.be/EsQKNAGPfTM Original channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:31:41 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/ec5edb1e-3795-4978-be4f-c67e98fbc992.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/3720afa9-7e13-424b-bb89-a1a03579bbae All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.