NASA 515

NASA 515
NASA 515 in flight
Role	Experimental aircraft
Manufacturer	Boeing
First flight	April 6, 1967
Introduction	1974 (NASA use)
Status	On display
Primary user	NASA
Developed from	Boeing 737

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

The aircraft is on public display at the Museum of Flight, near Seattle, Washington.

See also

• List of NASA aircraft

References

• Allen, Bob (April 22, 2008). "NASA's B-737 Flying Laboratory". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/factsheets/B-737.html. Retrieved January 10, 2010. 
• Wallace, Lane E.. Airborne Trailblazers. NASA. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=795896&id=1&as=false&or=true&qs=Ntt%3DSP%2B4216%26Ntk%3Dall%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchall%26Ns%3DHarvestDate%257c1%26N%3D244%2B280. Retrieved January 10, 2010.