Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
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Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
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Aerial view of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel complex, 1974
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| Location: | Mountain View, California |
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| Coordinates: | 37°25′0.9″N 122°3′37.71″W / 37.416917°N 122.060475°WCoordinates: 37°25′0.9″N 122°3′37.71″W / 37.416917°N 122.060475°W |
| Built: | 1955 |
| Governing body: | NASA |
| NRHP Reference#: | 85002799 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 3, 1985[1] |
| Designated NHL: | October 3, 1985[2] |
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, located at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California, USA, is a research facility used extensively to design and test new generations of aircraft, both commercial and military, as well as NASA space vehicles, including the Space Shuttle.
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel was created by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), parent agency of NASA, which also created the Variable Density Tunnel at Langley in 1921.[3]
The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985.[2][4]
[edit] Gallery
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Aerial view of the Wind Tunnel with construction going on in the mid-1950s.
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Crew working on the diffuser and contraction vanes, 1996.
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2006-03-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1917&ResourceType=Structure. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ "Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel". California's Historic Silicon Valley. National Park Service. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/santaclara/uni.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ^ Harry A. Butowsky (May 15, 1984). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel / Unitary Plan FacilityPDF (32 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying photo, aerial, from 1984PDF (32 KB)
[edit] External links
- NASA Ames Research Center Wind Tunnels web site
- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
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