1 00:00:19,859 --> 00:00:17,730 kittyhawk 1903 the success of the Wright 2 00:00:28,570 --> 00:00:19,869 brothers put America at the leading edge 3 00:00:34,590 --> 00:00:31,370 the national advisory committee for 4 00:00:37,439 --> 00:00:34,600 aeronautics for 75 years 5 00:00:40,500 --> 00:00:37,449 the NACA NASA team is continuing to 6 00:00:42,869 --> 00:00:40,510 fulfill this mission to supervise and 7 00:00:45,340 --> 00:00:42,879 direct the scientific study of problems 8 00:00:52,870 --> 00:00:45,350 and solutions of flight 9 00:00:58,850 --> 00:00:55,280 dramatic advancements have been made in 10 00:01:02,180 --> 00:00:58,860 reducing drag and increasing speed for 11 00:01:04,460 --> 00:01:02,190 instance in 1947 more politic 12 00:01:09,310 --> 00:01:04,470 Chuck Yeager bro listen Maryann 13 00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:22,760 and the x5 build the variable sleep 14 00:01:33,030 --> 00:01:26,850 subspace reaching 4,500 miles per hour 15 00:01:37,890 --> 00:01:36,690 inside the carpet control panels once a 16 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:37,900 myriad of 17 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:40,450 are being consolidated into these 18 00:01:46,770 --> 00:01:42,730 anti-riot monitor that they're pinning 19 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:46,780 on h1 bring and safe manner also helping 20 00:01:51,420 --> 00:01:49,570 the pilot or flight simulation other for 21 00:01:54,270 --> 00:01:51,430 a while the only way to get the feel of 22 00:01:56,790 --> 00:01:54,280 an aircraft posters I had been flight 23 00:02:00,710 --> 00:01:56,800 simulation show how an aircraft will 24 00:02:03,330 --> 00:02:00,720 perform without leaving the ground 25 00:02:06,420 --> 00:02:03,340 together with wind tunnel testing and 26 00:02:08,190 --> 00:02:06,430 computational fluid dynamics engineers 27 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:08,200 and pilots have the best information 28 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:17,960 aeronautical improvements like these 29 00:02:24,110 --> 00:02:20,610 have led NASA to a blending of air and 30 00:02:27,950 --> 00:02:24,120 space case in point the lifting body 31 00:02:30,920 --> 00:02:27,960 concept have spacecraft half aircraft a 32 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:30,930 lifting body achieves aerodynamic lift 33 00:02:36,740 --> 00:02:34,530 from the shape of its body alone lifting 34 00:02:39,830 --> 00:02:36,750 bodies were precursors to masses 35 00:02:42,620 --> 00:02:39,840 successful space shuttle and we have 36 00:02:45,530 --> 00:02:42,630 touchdown you're coming flight 37 00:02:48,920 --> 00:02:45,540 experience from many programs has led to 38 00:02:53,330 --> 00:02:48,930 the planned x30 also known as the 39 00:03:01,410 --> 00:02:53,340 national aerospace plane this will be 40 00:03:01,420 --> 00:03:08,550 1500 miles per hour into low-earth orbit 41 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:12,569 NASA's world-class Aeronautics program