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NASA image: 1/50 Scale Model Of The 80X120 Foot Wind Tunnel Model (NFAC) In The Test Section Of The 40X80 Wind Tunnel At Nasa Ames.
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Mar 12, 1976

1/50 Scale Model Of The 80X120 Foot Wind Tunnel Model (NFAC) In The Test Section Of The 40X80 Wind Tunnel At Nasa Ames.

(03/12/1976) Overhead view of 1/50 scale model of the 80x120 foot wind tunnel model (NFAC) in the test section of...

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NASA image: Arrow Wing Model in the 6x6 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.
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Jul 3, 1958

Arrow Wing Model in the 6x6 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.

A chambered and twisted wing-body. Arrow wing hypersonic model tested in the 6x6 foot wind tunnel at the NASA Ames...

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NASA image: NASA Uses Wind Tunnel to Test Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing
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Jul 18, 2025

NASA Uses Wind Tunnel to Test Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing

In May and June, NASA researchers tested a 7-foot wing model with multiple propellers in the 14-by-22-Foot Subsonic...

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NASA image: SCAT-16; Variable Sweep Model in 40x80 Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.
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Jun 10, 1963

SCAT-16; Variable Sweep Model in 40x80 Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.

3/4 view of model in cruise configuration with 25 deg. Sweep, AR=6.9. SCAT-16; Variable Sweep Model in 40x80 Wind...

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NASA image: Generalized Subsonic Jet Transport in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.
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Dec 19, 1960

Generalized Subsonic Jet Transport in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames.

3/4 front view of model without nacelles on regular struts. Generalized Subsonic Jet Transport model with leading...

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NASA image: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Visit to Ames
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Jan 26, 2026

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Visit to Ames

Wind tunnel staff Mike Treece and Wind Tunnel Division Chief Maureen Delgado greet NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman...

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NASA image: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Visit to Ames
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Jan 26, 2026

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Visit to Ames

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman listens to a presentation by wind tunnel staff in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel...

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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: Long Range Laser Velocimeter in 40x80x120 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames. For use in NFAC.
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Mar 18, 1983

Long Range Laser Velocimeter in 40x80x120 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames. For use in NFAC.

Long Range Laser Velocimeter in 40x80x120 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames. For use in NFAC.

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NASA image: NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing in Langley Wind Tunnel
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Jun 30, 2025

NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing in Langley Wind Tunnel

In May and June, NASA researchers tested a 7-foot wing model in the 14-by-22-Foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel at NASA’s...

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NASA image: 10 x 10 Wind Tunnel
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Aug 17, 2023

10 x 10 Wind Tunnel

The 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10×10) is the largest and fastest wind tunnel facility at NASA’s Glenn...

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NASA image: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Visit to Ames
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Jan 26, 2026

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Visit to Ames

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman meets wind tunnel staff during a tour of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT)...

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NASA image: NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing in Langley Wind Tunnel
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May 12, 2025

NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing in Langley Wind Tunnel

NASA employees Broderic J. Gonzalez, left, and David W. Shank, right, install pieces of a 7-foot wing model in...

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NASA image: NASA Engineer Sue Grafton
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Jul 21, 2025

NASA Engineer Sue Grafton

Sue Grafton, NASA engineer poses in advance of the Flight Dynamic Research Facility's (FDRF) grand opening. Sue...

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NASA image: LRC-2025-OCIO_P-02515.TIF
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Jul 21, 2025

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Photo of Sue Grafton taken in advance of the Flight Dynamic Research Facility's (FDRF) ribbon cutting. Sue started...

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NASA image: NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing in Langley Wind Tunnel
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Jun 30, 2025

NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing in Langley Wind Tunnel

NASA researcher Norman W. Schaeffler adjusts a propellor, which is part of a 7-foot wing model that was recently...

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NASA image: A Tunnel Through Time - The History of NASA's Altitude Wind Tunnel
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Sep 1, 2010

A Tunnel Through Time - The History of NASA's Altitude Wind Tunnel

This documentary traces the Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) story from conception in pre-War Germany through its...

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NASA image: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Visit to Ames
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Jan 26, 2026

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Visit to Ames

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center, speaks to wind tunnel staff, with Associate Center Director Amir Deylami,...

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NASA image: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Visit to Ames
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Jan 26, 2026

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Visit to Ames

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman meets Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren during a tour of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel...

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NASA image: AVROCAR tested in the NASA Ames 40x80ft Wind Tunnel
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Jan 25, 1961

AVROCAR tested in the NASA Ames 40x80ft Wind Tunnel

Front view of the Avrocar on variable height struts in 40x 80 wind tunnel with overhead doors open.

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NASA image: 1/10th Scale Model X-15
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Jul 8, 1958

1/10th Scale Model X-15

A 1/10th Scale Model of the X-15 research plane is prepared in Langley's 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tunnel for studies...

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NASA image: Space capsule mounted in the Full Scale Wind Tunnel
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Jan 22, 1959

Space capsule mounted in the Full Scale Wind Tunnel

The Mercury space capsule undergoing tests in Full Scale Wind Tunnel, January 1959. Photograph published in Winds of...

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NASA image: NASA’s X-66 Completes Full-Span Wind Tunnel Test
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Dec 20, 2024

NASA’s X-66 Completes Full-Span Wind Tunnel Test

NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project completed wind tunnel tests on a Boeing-built X-66 full-span model...

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

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Parametric Inlet Model in 10x10 Wind Tunnel

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