National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics - NACA Wind Tunnels

NACA Wind Tunnels

Further information: Subsonic and transonic wind tunnel

NACA's first wind tunnel was formally dedicated at Langley on June 11, 1920. It was the first of many now-famous NACA and NASA wind tunnels. Although this specific wind tunnel was not unique or advanced, it enabled NACA engineers and scientists to develop and test new and advanced concepts in aerodynamics and to improve future wind tunnel design.

  1. 5ft Atmospheric wind tunnel (1920)
  2. Variable Density Tunnel (1922)
  3. Propeller research tunnel (1927)
  4. 11in high speed wind tunnel (1928)
  5. 5ft vertical wind tunnel (1929)
  6. 7x10ft atmospheric wind tunnel (1930)
  7. Full Scale 30- by 60-Foot Tunnel (1931)

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