Flight Research Laboratory

Flight Research Laboratory
aerial view from 2010
Alternative names	LRC Building 1244 The Hangar
General information
Status	active
Type	aircraft hangar
Location	Hampton, VA
Country	USA
Current tenants	Langley Research Center
Construction started	1949
Completed	1951
Cost	$3,018,000 (1951)
Renovation cost	$141,395 (1959)
Client	NACA
References

The Flight Research Laboratory (building 1244) at NASA's Langley Research Center houses fixed and rotary wing aircraft used in atmospheric and flight research. It also housed simulation equipment used during the Gemini and Apollo programs such as the Rendezvous Docking Simulator (which remains stowed in the ceiling of the hangar) and Projector Planetarium.

The hangar consists of 295 feet (90 m) by 330 feet (100 m) of clear space and features a 300 feet (91 m) by 40 feet (12 m) door with an additional door for the tail section of large aircraft and covers 70,000 square feet (6,500 m²) with an additional 1,007,500 cubic feet (28,530 m³) of laboratory spaces. At the time of its construction it was one of the largest structures of its kind in the world. The hangar is heated by a radiant heating system consisting of hot water circulated beneath the concrete floor.

See also

• Rendezvous Docking Simulator
• Projection Planetarium