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NASA image: ARC-1968-A-41373
Image
Aug 20, 1968

ARC-1968-A-41373

2-Prop. R.C.F. (Rotating Cylinder Flap) in 40 x 80ft. wind tunnel. 3/4 front view with Jim Weiberg Chuck Greco.

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1986-AC86-8019-107
Image
Aug 8, 1986

ARC-1986-AC86-8019-107

40 x 80 ft. Wind Tunnel Reconstruction @ Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA: Final Survey. Drive Motor

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1968-A-41372
Image
Aug 20, 1968

ARC-1968-A-41372

2-Prop. R.C.F. (Rotating Cylinder Flap) in 40 x 80ft. wind tunnel - overhead view propeller spinning with Chuck Greco.

ARC
NASA image: de Havilland Augmenter Wing Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
Jun 6, 1967

de Havilland Augmenter Wing Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

de Havilland augmenter wing model 3/4 front view in 40 x 80 wind tunnel. JOHN CONWAY, ALAN WHEELBAND

ARC
NASA image: Grumman F-14A Airplane In Ames 40X80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
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

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1968-AC-41370
Image
Aug 20, 1968

ARC-1968-AC-41370

2-Prop. R.C.F. (Rotating Cylinder Flap) in 40 x 80ft. wind tunnel. 3/4 front view propeller spinning with Chuck Greco.

ARC
NASA image: Construction of the Ring leading to the Test Section of the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
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...

ARC
NASA image: X-40A landing after Free Flight 4A
Image
May 5, 2001

X-40A landing after Free Flight 4A

X-40A landing after Free Flight 4A

AFRC
NASA image: ARC-1999-AC99-0030-3
Image
Feb 19, 1999

ARC-1999-AC99-0030-3

Wright Flyer Replica Test-40-0047: Ames 40 x 80 foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel. View of Installation with Pete Zell (In...

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1999-AC99-0030-4
Image
Feb 19, 1999

ARC-1999-AC99-0030-4

Wright Flyer Replica Test-40-0047: Ames 40 x 80 foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel. View of Installation with Pete Zell, Tom...

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1999-AC99-0030-5
Image
Feb 19, 1999

ARC-1999-AC99-0030-5

Wright Flyer Replica Test-40-0047: Ames 40 x 80 foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel. View of Installation with Pete Zell, Tom...

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1999-AC99-0030-86
Image
Feb 19, 1999

ARC-1999-AC99-0030-86

Wright Flyer Replica Test-40-0047: Ames 40 x 80 foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel. Shown here with Pete Zell, Ames test...

ARC
NASA image: Douglas XA3D-1 #413 Airplane mounted in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
Jul 27, 1955

Douglas XA3D-1 #413 Airplane mounted in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Testing the wing boundary layer control of the A3D in the 40 x 80 wind tunnel. Boundary layer control was added to...

ARC
NASA image: Mounting Douglas XSB2D-1 Airplane In 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Image
Jun 12, 1944

Mounting Douglas XSB2D-1 Airplane In 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

First airplane tested in the ames 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel. Douglas XSB2D-1 (Destroyer) hanging from overhead crane...

ARC
NASA image: Construction of the Ring Section of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NACA Ames.
Image
Jul 7, 1943

Construction of the Ring Section of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NACA Ames.

Looking south at the construction of the test section of the 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel. 4 parts of a test section...

ARC
NASA image: Overhead view of Bell XV-3 Convertiplane
Image
Aug 29, 1957

Overhead view of Bell XV-3 Convertiplane

Overhead view of Bell XV-3 Convertiplane. First tilt rotor tested in the 40 x 80 wind tunnel. Transition...

ARC
NASA image: The X-40A immediately after release from its harness suspended from a helicopter 15,000 feet above NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on March 14, 2001
Image
Mar 14, 2001

The X-40A immediately after release from its harness suspended from a helicopter 15,000 feet above NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on March 14, 2001

The X-40A immediately after release from its harness suspended from a helicopter 15,000 feet above NASA's Dryden...

AFRC
NASA image: Dalhart, Texas 1972-2011
Video
Apr 30, 2012

Dalhart, Texas 1972-2011

A water-rich polka dot pattern takes over the traditional rectangular patchwork of fields in this 40 year sequence...

GSFC
NASA image: X-38 Mounted on Pylon of B-52 Mothership
Image
Jul 6, 1997

X-38 Mounted on Pylon of B-52 Mothership

A close-up view of the X-38 research vehicle mounted under the wing of the B-52 mothership prior to a 1997 test...

AFRC
NASA image: X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight
Image
Dec 19, 2002

X-45A in flight with F-18 #846 chase aircraft, during first GPS-guided weapon demonstration flight

The first X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator completed its sixth flight on Dec. 19,...

AFRC
NASA image: Space Radar Image of Hong Kong, China
Image
May 1, 1999

Space Radar Image of Hong Kong, China

This is an X-SAR image spanning an area of approximately 20 kilometers by 40 kilometers (12 miles by 25 miles) of...

JPL
NASA image: Construction of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
Image
Jul 7, 1943

Construction of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.

Looking South from inside the diffuser of the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NACA's Ames Research Center. Construction...

ARC
NASA image: DOUGLAS XA3D-1 #413 AIRPLANE.
Image
Jul 27, 1955

DOUGLAS XA3D-1 #413 AIRPLANE.

DOUGLAS XA3D-1 #413 AIRPLANE MOUNTED IN THE NACA AMES RESEARCH CENTER'S 40X80_FOOT SUBSONIC WIND TUNNEL sweptback...

ARC
NASA image: Aerial View of the Nearly Completed 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames
Image
Nov 4, 1943

Aerial View of the Nearly Completed 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames

Aerial view looking North West of the nearly completed 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel. Drive and test section exposed. The...

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