oxhak on Nostr: NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is using its Dale Reed Subscale Flight ...

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is using its Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory to evaluate aerospace ideas with small remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft. The lab’s work includes advanced navigation systems intended for future landings on the Moon and Mars, as well as emerging aeronautics concepts that would be difficult, risky or expensive to test at full scale.

Chief engineer Derek Abramson, chief pilot Justin Hall and drone pilot Justin Link combine system design, flight operations, fabrication and technology integration. Their work lets NASA rapidly design, build and flight-test research vehicles, supporting aeronautics, science and exploration missions. The approach reduces the cost and risk of early testing.

https://www.nasa.gov/people-of-nasa/armstrong-people/passion-meets-precision-at-nasas-flight-research-lab/