NASA 515 is a heavily modified
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Boeing Renton Factory, Renton Factory in Washington (state), Washington.
Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the Boeing 707, 7 ...
for NASA use as a continuing research facility.
The aircraft was the first 737 built and was used by
Boeing
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to qualify the 737 design. NASA 515 was maintained and flown by
Langley Research Center as part of the Terminal Area Productivity (TAP) program.
After its use by NASA was concluded in 2003, the aircraft was preserved, and is on public display at the
Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight is a private non-profit air and space museum in the Seattle metropolitan area. It is located at the southern end of King County International Airport (Boeing Field) in the city of Tukwila, immediately south of Seattle. ...
, near Seattle, Washington. It is the last Boeing 737-100 still in existence.
See also
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List of NASA aircraft
This is a list of NASA aircraft. Throughout its history NASA has used several different types of aircraft on a permanent, semi-permanent, or short-term basis. These aircraft are usually surplus, but in a few cases are newly built, military aircra ...
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External links
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