 
Air Force Flight Test Center Heritage Spotlight
The latest Heritage to Horizons series presentation highlights the Air Force Flight Test Center whose heritage mastered emerging aircraft technologies, and is the de factor center for American flight research. (Graphic illustration by Mike Carabajal)
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Posted: 2/8/2008
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Bell X-1A
Capt. Charles E. Yeager seated in the cockpit of the Bell X-1A supersonic research aircraft. He became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound on Oct. 14, 1947. (Courtesy photo)
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Bell X-1A
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Posted: 2/4/2008
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Maj. Robert M. White, X-15 test pilot
Maj. Robert M. "Bob" White in the cockpit of an X-15 rocket plane at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. He became the first pilot to exceed Mach 4, 5 and 6 in the X-15 in 1961. On July 17, 1962, he became the first to fly it in space. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 1/25/2008
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Joe Walker, a test pilot from NASA
On Aug. 22, 1963, Joe Walker, a test pilot from NASA, flew the X-15 to its peak altitude of 354,200 feet, 67 miles above the Earth's surface at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 1/25/2008
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X-13 demonstration
The X-13 demonstrates a vertical landing to a hook device mounted atop its vertical launch/landing platform. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 1/25/2008
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