XV-5A airplane installed in 40x80ft Subsonic Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center with Tom Mills. The propulsive lift system was tested to determine power-on performance characteristics in preparation for flight tests. Used in Memoiors of an Aeronautical Engineer, Flight Tests at Ames Research Center 1940-1970 NASA-SP-2002-4526 (Seth B. Anderson)
Photographer Glen Weidlich