Supersonic flight overland is currently severely restricted because sonic booms created by shock waves disturb people on the ground and can damage property.
Plasma-based energy deposition via electric discharge has been shown in small-scale wind tunnel
NASA Ames Astrogram – January 2016 (24MB PDF)
At the free event, Mehta presented an overview about his wind tunnel research on
The propeller and radiator housing… 9×15 wind tunnel at NASA’s Glenn Research Center
The unique XV-15 Tiltrotor aircraft is seen in vertical flight at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
three-bladed, 25 ft diameter metal rotors (the size extensively tested in a wind tunnel
The Lighting Lab provides internal and external lighting requirements verification for multiple programs including the International Space Station (ISS),
Controlled darkroom facility integrated into a 300-foot tunnel.
Apollo 11 splashed down 950 miles southwest of Hawaii on July 24, 1969. The Command Module (CM) Columbia and the crew of Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. “Buzz”
magazines, and other items from Columbia, which was connected to the MQF via a flexible tunnel
How do we make aviation sustainable?
computational modeling, material and aircraft component developmental testing, wind tunnel
Guest Materials Langley Inspection Brochure (1964) Open House Tour Pamphlet (1951) Inspection Agenda (1964) Invitation Packet (1966) Photographs of
1956 Inspection prepare to hear about the lab’s new 10-By 10 Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel
The NESC investigated the construction and testing techniques of a composite pressure vessel for the Orion crew module. The full-scale Composite Crew Module
Another advantage afforded by the upside configuration was easy access to the tunnel
Ames’ expertise in wind tunnel testing, rover design and testing, space robotics,
