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NASA image: Vanguard 2C VTOL Airplane Tested in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Feb 1, 1960

Vanguard 2C VTOL Airplane Tested in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Vanguard 2C vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) airplane, wind tunnel test. Front view from below, model 14 1/2...

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NASA image: SIDRM Test at Icing Research Tunnel
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Feb 23, 2022

SIDRM Test at Icing Research Tunnel

Ice built up on a test article at the at the Icing Research Tunnel as researchers study the icing physics that occur...

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NASA image: North American Aviation F-100 in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Feb 12, 1959

North American Aviation F-100 in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

North American F-100-F airplane, equipped with thrust reversers, full scale wind tunnel test. 3/4 front view of...

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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.

Lockheed XFV-1 model. Project engineer Mark Kelly (not shown). Remote controlled model flown in the settling chamber...

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NASA image: Transonic Truss-Braced Wing: Wind Tunnels Enabling the Next Generation of Transport Aircraft Technology
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Nov 19, 2021

Transonic Truss-Braced Wing: Wind Tunnels Enabling the Next Generation of Transport Aircraft Technology

NASA’s Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities Portfolio (AETC) is helping to enable the next generation of...

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NASA image: Installation of the Douglas XSB2D-1 in the Test Section of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
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Jun 12, 1944

Installation of the Douglas XSB2D-1 in the Test Section of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.

Test section of the Ames 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel with the overhead doors open. XSB2D-1 airplane being lowered onto...

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NASA image: Lockheed XH-51 Helicopter with Experimental Rigid Rotors in the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.
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Aug 2, 1962

Lockheed XH-51 Helicopter with Experimental Rigid Rotors in the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.

Lockheed XH-51 Experimental Rigid Rotors, no hinges, in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel. John McCloud (left sitting)...

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NASA image: Dyna-Soar Model In Full Scale Tunnel
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Dec 20, 1960

Dyna-Soar Model In Full Scale Tunnel

Dyna-Soar Model In Full Scale Tunnel

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NASA image: McDonnell Model XV-1 Convertiplane in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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May 17, 1954

McDonnell Model XV-1 Convertiplane in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Foreword, front view of McDonnell Model XV-1 Convertiplane in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel. The McDonnell XV-1...

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NASA image: ARC-1920-A-30791-49
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Jan 1, 1920

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Circa 1920's LANGLEY 5 FT. ATMOSPHERIC WIND TUNNEL 'EARLY WIND TUNNEL'. Historical Photographs.

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NASA image: A71-8290. Swept Augmentor Wing Model Being Installed Into The Test Section Of The Ames 40 X 80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Jun 25, 1997

A71-8290. Swept Augmentor Wing Model Being Installed Into The Test Section Of The Ames 40 X 80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

(11/12/1971) 3/4 Scale swept augmentor wing Quest model being installed into the test section of the ames 40 x 80...

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NASA image: Project FIRE Reentry Package in UPWT Test Section of Tunnel
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May 9, 0962

Project FIRE Reentry Package in UPWT Test Section of Tunnel

Researcher checks model of Project Fire Reentry package to be tested in Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel. Project FIRE...

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0266-018
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Jan 14, 2008

ARC-2008-ACD08-0266-018

2.8% Ares I Acoustic Reentry Wind Tunnel Model in Ames 9X7ft Supersonic Wind Tunnel test-97-0193; model flying...

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0266-019
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Jan 14, 2008

ARC-2008-ACD08-0266-019

2.8% Ares I Acoustic Reentry Wind Tunnel Model in Ames 9X7ft Supersonic Wind Tunnel test-97-0193; model flying...

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0266-020
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Jan 14, 2008

ARC-2008-ACD08-0266-020

2.8% Ares I Acoustic Reentry Wind Tunnel Model in Ames 9X7ft Supersonic Wind Tunnel test-97-0193; model flying...

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NASA image: GRC-2004-C-00378
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May 1, 2004

GRC-2004-C-00378

Parametric Inlet Model in 10x10 Wind Tunnel

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NASA image: Aerials of NASA Langley Research Center
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Jun 19, 2012

Aerials of NASA Langley Research Center

Aerial of NASA Langley East side spin tunnel and wind tunnel

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NASA image: 10' x 10' Supersonic Wind Tunnel Flexwall
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Aug 10, 2015

10' x 10' Supersonic Wind Tunnel Flexwall

The flexwall section of NASA Glenn’s 10x10 supersonic wind tunnel is made up of two movable flexible steel...

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NASA image: Schlieren photographs of the model in 4 x 4 Foot supersonic pressure tunnel
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May 26, 1960

Schlieren photographs of the model in 4 x 4 Foot supersonic pressure tunnel

Schlieren photographs of the model in 4 x 4 Foot supersonic pressure tunnel

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NASA image: JERRIE COBB - PILOT - TESTING GIMBAL RIG IN THE ALTITUDE WIND TUNNEL, AWT
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Apr 5, 1960

JERRIE COBB - PILOT - TESTING GIMBAL RIG IN THE ALTITUDE WIND TUNNEL, AWT

JERRIE COBB - PILOT - TESTING GIMBAL RIG IN THE ALTITUDE WIND TUNNEL, AWT

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NASA image: GE Fan in Wing VZ-11 VTOL airplane in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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Dec 27, 1962

GE Fan in Wing VZ-11 VTOL airplane in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

3/4 front view VZ-11 ground test - variable height struts. Engines of the VZ-11 are a pair of General Electric J85-5...

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NASA image: ARC-2000-A-20621
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Aug 4, 2000

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14_foot wind tunnel with call outs

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NASA image: LRC-1962-B701_P-08679
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Nov 7, 1962

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Gemini capsule being tested in Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel.

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NASA image: GRC-2009-C-00104
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Jan 6, 2009

GRC-2009-C-00104

Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) construction: cutting tunnel

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