https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/a54720d7-b912-4579-91c3-0ac1373d187a This 54-second video taken January 30, 2009 shows NASA research pilot Jim Smolka flying NASA's high-modified NF-15B through a series of test maneuvers on the aircraft's last flight from Dryden (Armstrong) Flight Research Center in California's Mojave Desert. 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 NASA's highly-modified NF-15B aircraft visit: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-048-DFRC.html Mirrored from YouTube: https://youtu.be/kVolqYcIuAg Original channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:35:39 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/a54720d7-b912-4579-91c3-0ac1373d187a 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.