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NASA image: Delta Wing Test Model in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Feb 8, 2000

Delta Wing Test Model in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

3/4 front view from below of Delta wing Model with Nose Inlet in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

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NASA image: Steerable Parachute for Apollo Vehicle in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jan 27, 1997

Steerable Parachute for Apollo Vehicle in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Gliding parachute test in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel, mounted on main strut flying horizontally.

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NASA image: Lockheed Rigid Rotor Model in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jan 21, 1962

Lockheed Rigid Rotor Model in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

3/4 front view of Lockheed Rigid Rotor model in Ames 40x80 foot wind Tunnel.

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NASA image: Scale Model of 9x6 Thermal Structures Tunnel
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Jul 19, 1960

Scale Model of 9x6 Thermal Structures Tunnel

Scale Model of 9x6 Thermal Structures Tunnel: Image L-7256.01 is a Drawing Figure 12 in NASA Document L-1265. The...

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NASA image: M-2 Lifting Body, F.S.W.T. in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jul 27, 2000

M-2 Lifting Body, F.S.W.T. in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

M-2 lifting body wind tunnel model with wind tunnel mechanic Chuck Greco. Model mounted on special support designed...

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NASA image: Lockheed XFV-1 model in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center
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May 16, 1952

Lockheed XFV-1 model in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center

Wide shot of 40x 80 wind tunnel settling chamber with Lockheed XFV-1 model. Project engineer Mark Kelly (not shown)....

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NASA image: Ryan FR-1 in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel from below.
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Aug 15, 1944

Ryan FR-1 in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel from below.

3/4 rear view of the Ryan FR-1 airplane mounted in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel from below. Production...

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NASA image: Lear Jet test in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Mar 23, 1999

Lear Jet test in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Front lower view of Gates Learjet in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel at high angel of attack. Test was part of a deep...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle SSV Orbiter Model In 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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May 30, 1975

Space Shuttle SSV Orbiter Model In 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Space Shuttle SSV Orbiter Model A100 0.36 Scale In 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel. 3/4 lower rear view.

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NASA image: Steerable Parachute for Apollo Vehicle tested in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel..
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Jan 27, 1997

Steerable Parachute for Apollo Vehicle tested in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel..

(02/18/1964) Apollo 3 Parachute cluster, flown vertically in 40x80 wind tunnel. Parachutes mounted on a control head...

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NASA image: Grumman F-14A Airplane In Ames 40X80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Feb 25, 1970

Grumman F-14A Airplane In Ames 40X80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

F-14A fighter model lifted from the shop floor of the 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel. 3/4 scale

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NASA image: Construction of the Ring leading to the Test Section of the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Aug 26, 1943

Construction of the Ring leading to the Test Section of the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Looking West at three test section bents in place for the Ames 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel. Concrete model scale...

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NASA image: Full Scale Tunnel NASA Langley Research Center
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Jan 21, 2011

Full Scale Tunnel NASA Langley Research Center

Full Scale Tunnel before demolition in 2011

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NASA image: Computers calculating data from teh Ames 16 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jan 5, 1943

Computers calculating data from teh Ames 16 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Computers' at work in 16ft wind tunnel - calculating test data

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NASA image: 20 Inch Variable Supersonic Tunnel G.A.S. Variable Mach Tunnel
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May 14, 1959

20 Inch Variable Supersonic Tunnel G.A.S. Variable Mach Tunnel

20 Inch Variable Supersonic Tunnel G.A.S. Variable Mach Tunnel

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NASA image: Vertical Prop and Wing in the Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.
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Oct 3, 1961

Vertical Prop and Wing in the Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

Vertol-76 Descent Test. Tilt Wing airplane prop rig at 80 deg. Angle of attack, in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at...

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NASA image: Investigation of Ducted Fan in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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May 11, 1959

Investigation of Ducted Fan in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Wind Tunnel investigation of ducted fan though 180 deg angle of attack. 3/4 front view of Doak ducted fan, semi-span...

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NASA image: A Clark Y Airfoil, mounted in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel.
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Aug 15, 1944

A Clark Y Airfoil, mounted in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

Clark Y Airfoil. 3/4 front view of 8x48 foot Clark Y Airfoil mounted (inverted) in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at...

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NASA image: Rotor Blade Test in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jan 22, 1957

Rotor Blade Test in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

One of the first helicopter tests in the 40 x 80 wind tunnel. John McCloud, pictured, started helicopter work in the...

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NASA image: Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jan 18, 1966

Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel. 3/4 front view from below of swept wing jet transport with T-Tail...

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NASA image: Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jan 18, 1966

Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

3/4 rear view from below of swept wing jet transport with T-Tail and Aft Engins, with Art Morris. Deep Stall Model...

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NASA image: Northrop N-69 Missile in the Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Apr 15, 1954

Northrop N-69 Missile in the Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

3/4 front view in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel investigation of the Lockheed T-33 modified for area-suction...

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NASA image: Aerial View Of The Site From The 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel At Nasa Ames Research Center.
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Mar 12, 1943

Aerial View Of The Site From The 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel At Nasa Ames Research Center.

(03/12/1943) Aerial view of the site from the 40x80 wind tunnel At NASA Ames Research Center. Site includes the 16...

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NASA image: Mercury capsule in Spin Tunnel
Image
Sep 11, 1959

Mercury capsule in Spin Tunnel

Mercury capsule in Spin Tunnel

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