▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Wright ▁Aer onaut ical ▁Labor ator ies ▁( AF W AL ), ▁a ▁four - l abor atory ▁organization ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Aer onaut ical ▁System ▁Division ▁located ▁at ▁Wright - P atter son ▁A FB ▁O H . ▁The ▁F DL ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁planning , ▁form ulating , ▁and ▁executing ▁the ▁US AF ▁technology ▁programs ▁for ▁a eros pace ▁vehicles ▁in ▁the ▁technical ▁domains ▁of ▁structures ▁and ▁dynamics , ▁vehicle ▁equipment / sub system s , ▁flight ▁control , ▁and ▁aer ome chan ics . ▁The ▁F DL ▁maintain s ▁a ▁superior ▁technical ▁base ▁by ▁expl oring ▁prom ising ▁approaches ▁in ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁which ▁will ▁provide ▁options ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Air ▁Force ▁systems ▁and ▁prevent ▁techn ological ▁surprise . ▁ ▁Div isions ▁and ▁facilities ▁ ▁V ibration ▁and ▁A ero el astic ▁Fac ility ▁The ▁V ibration ▁and ▁A ero el astic ▁Fac ility ▁( V IA ER ) ▁supported ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁and ▁analysis ▁of ▁dynamics ▁data ▁in ▁various ▁aircraft , ▁miss ile , ▁and ▁ground ▁support ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Project s ▁The ▁Fl ight ▁Dynam ics ▁Labor atory ▁developed ▁the ▁F DL - 2 3 , ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁generation ▁Rem ot ely ▁Pil oted ▁A ircraft ▁( R PA ). ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁two ▁Ryan ▁Model ▁ 1 4 7 G ▁reconna issance ▁d ron es ▁were ▁requ is ition ed ▁from ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Museum ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Fl