NASA 515

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NASA 515
NASA 515 Boeing B-737-130 in flight.jpg
NASA 515 in flight
General information
Type Boeing 737-130
Manufacturer Boeing Aircraft Company
StatusRetired
Owners Boeing
NASA
Registration N515NA
History
First flightApril 9, 1967
Preserved at Museum of Flight

NASA 515 is a heavily modified Boeing 737 for NASA use as a continuing research facility. [1] The aircraft was the first 737 built and was used by Boeing to qualify the 737 design. [2] NASA 515 was maintained and flown by Langley Research Center as part of the Terminal Area Productivity (TAP) program.

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After its use by NASA was concluded in 2003, the aircraft was preserved, and is on public display at the Museum of Flight, near Seattle, Washington. It is the last Boeing 737-100 still in existence. [3]

See also

References

  1. "NASA's B-737 Flying Laboratory". NASA. May 1994. Archived from the original on 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  2. "Boeing 737-130". The Museum of Flight. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  3. Robert Bogash (28 Nov 2003). "FINAL FLIGHT The Trip Home for the Boeing 737 Prototype Airplane". Rbogash.com. Retrieved 2013-05-02.