Researchers at two NASA aeronautics centers validated elements of a wing design that could greatly improve the efficiency of future aircraft.
The wind tunnel data included the unexpected.
A wind tunnel balance is a device that measures the aerodynamic loads a model experience – during a wind tunnel test.
is a device that measures the aerodynamic loads a model experience during a wind tunnel
Year Built: 1934 Historic Eligibility: National Register Eligible Important Tests: Airfoils, Shock Waves, Schlieren Photography, Computer Research
The first successful application was to power an 11-Inch High-Speed Tunnel in the
National Register Eligible (B582); National Historic Landmark (Variable Density Tunnel
Improved results would be achieved by conducting wind tunnel tests at higher air
It was called the “cave of the winds” – and no wonder.
Joseph Chambers recounts the 81-year history of the Langley Full-Scale Tunnel.
NASA Langley hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on August 17th, 2022, in Hampton, Virginia, to celebrate the beginning of construction on the center’s first
2024 article 4 months ago 3 Min Read NASA Langley Breaks Ground for New Wind Tunnel
been developed for measuring fluctuating aerodynamic-induced pressures on wind tunnel
Early wind tunnel tests of the Space Launch System indicated that buffet loads were
The Mars Ascent Vehicle team recently completed testing at a NASA facility that has been a key part of missions going all the way back to the Apollo program. The same facility is now helping the agency prepare to launch the first rocket from Mars.
A scale model of the Mars Ascent Vehicle is loaded by Wind Tunnel Test Engineer Sam
conceiving, developing, and placing into operation the Langley Variable Density Tunnel
atmospheric tunnel based on a European design that was essentially obsolete.
NASA-AMES RFS:213-2Moffett Field, CaliforniaSeptember 26, 1972
Balance Calibration Lab Home Wind Tunnel Balance Calibration, Willard Smith, 1972
