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NASA image: Groundbreaking Ceremony at the NACA's Plum Brook Station
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Sep 23, 1956

Groundbreaking Ceremony at the NACA's Plum Brook Station

Addison Rothrock, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’s (NACA) Assistant Director of Research, speaks at...

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NASA image: ARC-1944-AAL-5863
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May 9, 1944

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P-51 airplane model in the NACA Ames Research Center Transonic 16ft w.t.

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NASA image: ARC-1944-AAL-5862
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May 9, 1944

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P-51 airplane model in the NACA Ames Research Center Transonic 16ft wind tunnel

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NASA image: Douglas A-26B Airplane in Ames 40x80 Wind Tunnel.
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May 9, 1945

Douglas A-26B Airplane in Ames 40x80 Wind Tunnel.

Installation of the Douglas A-26B airplane in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NACA's Ames Research Center. Airplane...

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NASA image: Nacelles and props in 40x80 foot wind tunnel at Ames.
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Mar 20, 1946

Nacelles and props in 40x80 foot wind tunnel at Ames.

Publicity Shot of close up of Nacell, Drive Nacel and cooling vent in nose for wind tunnel in NACA Ames 40x80 foot...

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NASA image: Swept wing with inboard split flaps in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Apr 22, 1946

Swept wing with inboard split flaps in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Front View of -45 deg. Forward swept wing with inboard split flaps deflected 60 deg. In NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind...

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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: Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Labratory
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May 15, 1943

Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Labratory

In the picture are F.F. Fullmer, aeronautical engineer, supervise a group of women who are helping operate the...

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NASA image: ARC-1944-AAL-6373
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Aug 31, 1944

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Towing installations on P-51 airplane for propeller off tests on the P-51 Front view of P-51 in towing position with...

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NASA image: ARC-1944-AA-6374
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Aug 31, 1944

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Towing installations on P-51 and P-61 airplanes for propeller off tests on the P-51. Rear view of P-61 in towing...

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NASA image: ARC-1945-A-7120
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Feb 6, 1945

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North American P-51B 'Mustang' fighter in flight over bay area. The P-51 with its new laminar-flow wing sections...

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NASA image: DOUGLAS XA3D-1 #413 AIRPLANE.
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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...

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NASA image: DOUGLAS XA3D-1 #413 AIRPLANE.
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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 Testing the...

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NASA image: ARC-1943-AFST-37
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Jun 2, 1943

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Construction of the Ames Full-Scale 40x80ft Wind tunnel. - side view of entrance cone, blimp in background

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NASA image: NACA Flight Engineer in a Lockheed RA–29 Hudson
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May 23, 1944

NACA Flight Engineer in a Lockheed RA–29 Hudson

A flight engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory...

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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: Twelve Foot Subsatellite
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Apr 25, 1958

Twelve Foot Subsatellite

Engineer and 12 foot Beacon showing NACA emblem on inflated satelloon . For related information see, Spaceflight...

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NASA image: Twelve Foot Subsatellite
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Apr 25, 1958

Twelve Foot Subsatellite

Engineer and 12 foot Beacon showing NACA emblem on inflated satelloon . For related information see, Spaceflight...

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NASA image: Missile on Display at the 1957 NACA Lewis Inspection
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Oct 23, 1957

Missile on Display at the 1957 NACA Lewis Inspection

A researcher examines a model being installed in the test section of the 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel...

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NASA image: Rocket Research Presentation at the NACA's 1947 Inspection
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Oct 23, 1947

Rocket Research Presentation at the NACA's 1947 Inspection

Researcher John Sloop briefs visitors on his latest rocket engine research during the 1947 Inspection at the...

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NASA image: Former NACA test pilot Scott Crossfield at the 1998 "Men of Mach 2" symposium, an event celebrating his work in the 1950's on the D-558-II Skyrocket aircraft.
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Feb 4, 1998

Former NACA test pilot Scott Crossfield at the 1998 "Men of Mach 2" symposium, an event celebrating his work in the 1950's on the D-558-II Skyrocket aircraft.

Former NACA test pilot Scott Crossfield at the 1998 "Men of Mach 2" symposium, an event celebrating his work in the...

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NASA image: ARC-1944-AAL-6372
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Aug 31, 1944

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Towing installations on P-51 and P-61 airplanes for propeller off tests on the P-51 Front view of P-51 & P-61 in...

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NASA image: ARC-1944-AAL-6371
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Aug 31, 1944

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Towing installations on P-51 and P-61 airplanes for propeller off tests on the P-51 Front view of P-51 & P-61 in...

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NASA image: ARC-1943-AAL-4274A
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Jul 14, 1943

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North American P-51B tuft studies done in the NACA Ames Research center 16ft Transonic Wind Tunnel Radiator air...

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NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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