Produced in cooperation with NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, this 3-part
TV documentary series presents an entertaining and compelling story of
the world of flight test and research. Each 47-minute volume combines exciting
aerial footage of unique research aircraft, and insightful interviews with
pilots and engineers to tell the inspiring and sometimes dangerous story
of flight research. It is the newest and most comprehensive video of NASA
flight research.
Volume One: Flights of Discovery
From the X-15 to testing of the new X-33 engine, learn what drives NASA's
modern-day explorers to go beyond tragedy, to find answers and push the
edges of flight where no one has gone before.
Volume Two: The Need for Speed
Witness how pilots and crews met the challenges of supersonic flight with
planes such as the X-1 and SR-71. Explore the new technologies of the X-43
and High Speed Civil Transport which may open a new world of unprecedented
speed.
Volume Three: The New Frontier
Experience how current computer technology is changing how we fly. From
the radical-looking X-29 to the amazing thrust vectoring X-31, explore
how computer developments can improve safety and deliver undreamed of performance.
Educational Resources
"Test Flights: Beyond the Limits" is available to educators through NASA
Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE).
