Surplus Navy Phoenix missiles like this one mounted on the centerline pylon of NASA's F-15B research aircraft may be used to acquire hypersonic flight test data.

Photographer NASA/Tom Tschida

Location AFRC

Date November 14, 2006

Phoenix Missile Hypersonic Testbed surplus Navy F-15 F-15B AIM-54 China Lake Fundamental Aeronautics Program Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Surplus Phoenix missiles like this one mounted on the centerline pylon of NASA's F-15B research aircraft may be used to acquire hypersonic flight test data.