When ice builds up on aircraft bodies or engines, it can create a serious situation in flight. The shape of the wing can change, affecting the aerodynamics of
steel edge samples are used to test icing conditions in Glenn’s Icing Research Tunnel
Musical theater cast tours NASA test facilities.
The tour included stops at the Icing Research Tunnel (IRT), where technicians test
A delegation of Slovenian government officials and representatives from the Ohio Governor’s Office tour.
Gravity Research Facility, Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratory, and Icing Research Tunnel
U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin made a stop at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia this week, bringing a group of middle school students with him to
this week, bringing a group of middle school students with him to learn about wind tunnel
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Rita Eick: I am a test engineer at the NASA Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel.
William Thomson, aka Lord Kelvin, was, to put it mildly, skeptical. One year before the Wright brothers’ historic flight in December 1903, Kelvin, former
So what to simulate in a wind tunnel? It depends.
William H. “Hewitt” Phillips (1918 – 2009) was a major contributor to advances in the aeronautical and space programs of the NACA and NASA. He was
He even had an opportunity to operate a wind tunnel for the first time in his career
Week of Jan. 23 – Jan. 27, 2016
Pictures NOAA’s GOES-16 Satellite Sends First Images to Earth (Video 0:54) Wind Tunnel
NASA’s Glenn Research Center’s “An Evening With the Stars,” held Aug. 29 at Windows on the River near Cleveland’s historic waterfront, showcased research and
Janis Gretchen Morales-Valles highlighted the history of Glenn’s Icing Research Tunnel
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