Vanguard 2C VTOL Airplane Tested in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Summary
Vanguard 2C vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) airplane, wind tunnel test. Front view from below, model 14 1/2 feet high disk off. Nasa Ames engineer Ralph Maki in photo. Variable height struts and ground plane, low pressure ratio, fan in wing. 02/01/1960.
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Tags
vanguard
vtol
ames
arc
aeronautics
40 x 80 ft
wind tunnel
ames aeronautics
ames research center
airplane
c vtol airplane
foot
wind
tunnel
foot wind tunnel
high resolution
nasa ames engineer ralph maki
wind tunnel test
vtol airplane
variable height struts
front view
ground plane
pressure ratio
don richey
nasa
Date
01/02/1960
Location
Ames Research Center
Source
NASA
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)