As a result of NASA Langley’s more than 100 years of major contributions to aerospace research, testing and development, the NASA Langley Research Center
Navy scouting aircraft in the Full-Scale Tunnel.
Year Built: 1945
Annular Transonic Tunnel The ATT was an extension of the “whirling-arm” concept
truss-braced wing (TTBW) model in NASA Langley Research Center’s 14×22 subsonic wind tunnel
truss-braced wing (TTBW) model in NASA Langley Research Center’s 14×22 subsonic wind tunnel
In the late 1950s, airline travel was growing in demand and the desire to move from city centers or suburbs to the local airport as quickly as a jet. This was
“Richard ‘Dick’ Kuhn advocated for a wind tunnel with a test section larger than
The Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory grew out of Virginia marshland to become a world-renowned aeronautical research facility. The site was chosen for
From the Center’s first wind tunnel, a copy of a British design, the researchers
Process Improvement Capabilities
also differences in methodologies used by the different tunnels, which gives each tunnel
Force Measurement Capabilities
Additive Manufacturing of Wind Tunnel Balances Additive manufacturing technology
Eastman N. “Jake” Jacobs (1902 – 1987) was a brilliant aerodynamicist and engineer who contributed major advances in aeronautics, including the design and
Initially disguised as an “Icing Tunnel” in order to obtain Congressional funding
They say you show your true colors when you’re under pressure.
that could reduce fuel use, emissions and noise is set up for a test in a wind tunnel
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I’m not sure 10×10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel 1×1 Supersonic Wind Tunnel 8×6 Wind Tunnel
