The QSRA (Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft) was an experimental transport aircraft developed in the 1970s to explore technologies for extremely short takeoff and landing (STOL) operations. The aircraft was created through a collaboration between NASA and Boeing, using a heavily modified De Havilland C-8 Buffalo as a base airframe. The QSRA featured four YF-102 turbofan engines mounted above the wing to blow high-velocity exhaust over large flaps - a USB (upper surface blowing) system that allowed the aircraft to take off and land in distances unheard of for large jet powered aircraft and produce significantly lower noise levels than conventional transports. Operated primarily from NASA’s Ames Research Center through the early 1980s, the QSRA conducted extensive flight tests evaluating advanced flight control systems, steep approach profiles, and quiet STOL procedures. A joint Navy/NASA flight research program also used the QSRA to investigate the application of advanced propulsive-lift technology for shipboard operations. Over a 4-day underway the aircraft performed numerous full-stop landings and takeoffs without the use of arresting gear or catapults.

NASA auctioned off the QSRA in late 2024. AD801 Air Drops were cut from various fuselage panels and components. 

Sheet 1 (the first 100) features art by James Martin of Studio Cartoons Deluxe. Of the 100, 5 Opal (Holographic) and 25 Multi-Color Air Drops will be randomly fulfilled with AD801 orders.