But more recently that same kind of carefully choreographed activity involved a full-sized tail from a Boeing 757. The “dance” took place inside the NASA
It was inside the smaller 40×80 wind tunnel that, one day last fall, everyone turned
X-48C
The X-48C test marked the last time the Langley Full Scale Tunnel that was built
Mountains of data will be required if NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane is going to help change the future of commercial supersonic
-59 QueSST’s air data probe is mounted inside the 8- by- 6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel
John Stack (1906 – 1972) conceived and led highly successful projects within the NACA and NASA to conquer the formidable barriers to high-speed flight.
Stack replied “The Variable Density Tunnel,” upon which Miller replied “Good — because
by Abigail Tabor
as a virtual wind tunnel test.
NASA hopes the ban on commercial supersonic flight over land can be lifted by replacing the loud sonic boom with a softer sonic “thump.” A sonic boom happens
59 small-scale model captured inside NASA Glenn’s 8- by- 6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel
Bobby W. Sanders was a widely recognized national technical authority in high-speed inlet technology. He conducted research on all aspects of military and
the division was testing space vehicles in the 8- by 6-Foot Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel
Aeroscience focuses on engineering activities to support flight and the understanding of fluid dynamics – the study of how air and liquids, referred to
Deployment tests at Ames with the wind tunnel running at about 75 mph proved that
NASA Centers Team Up to Tackle Sonic Boom
Inside NASA Ames’ 9- by 7-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, researcher Don Durston inspects
Abe Silverstein began his career at the center in 1943, pioneering early jet technology. Dr. Silverstein was responsible for the conception, design, and
In this role, Silverstein led Langley’s World War II effort to use the tunnel to
