Construction of the 30 x 60 Foot Wind Tunnel at Langley
Full Description: This photograph from 1930 shows the 30 x 60 Foot Tunnel during construction. Smith J. de France, a NACA engineer, was in charge of the design team for the new tunnel. Planning involved the con... More
Installation of the Douglas XSB2D-1 in the Test Section of the 40x80 F...
Test section of the Ames 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel with the overhead doors open. XSB2D-1 airplane being lowered onto the struts by the overhead crane. Mechanics and engineers on orchard ladders aligning the mod... More
Mounting Douglas SB-2D Airplane in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel at NACA Ames...
XSB2D-1 First test (no number) Aerodynamic test to forecast the take off distance. George Cooper was the A1:H73 pilot. Orchard ladders were used to access the ball socket attachments on the struts. Don Richey
BT2D-1 Airplane lowering into the 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
Test #9. Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NACA Photographer - North American XP-51B Airplane with outer wing pan...
NACA Photographer - North American XP-51B Airplane with outer wing panels removed and ready for testing in Ames 16 foot wind tunnel.
Douglas BTD-1 airplane, NASA history collection
Douglas BTD-1 airplane 3/4 front view from below in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel, unseated, horizontal tail on. Don Richey
Mounting Douglas XSB2D-1 Airplane In 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
First airplane tested in the ames 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel. Douglas XSB2D-1 (Destroyer) hanging from overhead crane above the test section. Don RIchey
Construction of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.
Looking South from inside the diffuser of the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NACA's Ames Research Center. Construction began in late 1941, the mammoth construction task sorely taxing the resources of the new center... More
Full Scale Tunnel Motors Under Construction.
(07/07/1943) Construction view from inside the contraction framing of the 40x80 foot wind tunnel with a blimp flying in the background. Don Richey
Aerial View Of The Site From The 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel At Nasa Ames R...
(03/12/1943) Aerial view of the site from the 40x80 wind tunnel At NASA Ames Research Center. Site includes the 16 foot and 7x10 wind tunnels in the background. Building 200 also under construction. Framing f... More
Nacelles and props in 40x80 foot wind tunnel at Ames.
Publicity Shot of close up of Nacell, Drive Nacel and cooling vent in nose for wind tunnel in NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel. Don Richey
Swept wing with inboard split flaps in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Front View of -45 deg. Forward swept wing with inboard split flaps deflected 60 deg. In NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel. Don Richey
Behold, the World's Largest Wind Tunnel!
Description (1947) Looking down the throat of the world's largest tunnel. The scene is NACA's 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel at Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California, which when it was built was the... More
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.Modified Bell X-1 mode... More
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
Bell X-1 Research Model on Single Support Strut in 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tu...
Modified Bell X-1 model pioneered variable-sweep studies in 1947. Photograph published in Sixty Years of Aeronautical Research 1917-1977 By David A. Anderton. A NASA publication, page 52.
McDonald XP-85 Airplane in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Front View of McDonald XP-85 Plan Model. Parasite Airplane designed to be carried in the B-36 bombay (never built) At the time it was the smallest Jet powered airplane. The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was an Americ... More
F-84F jet airplane in the Ames 40X80 foot wind tunnel.
3/4 front view from below. Don Richey Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
NACA Ames Laboratory Building, South West.
NACA Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel (South West). Don Richey
Theodore von Karman, NASA history collection
Full Description: (c. 1950)Dr. Theodore von Karman, co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Pasadena, California was an aeronautical theoretician. He was the first winner of the prestigious U.S. Medal... More
Delta Wing Test Model in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view from below of Delta wing Model with Nose Inlet in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.
A-15209. High Lift and Stall Control in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Investigation of High Lift and Stall Control on 45 deg. 3/4 front view Sweptback Cambered and Twisted Wing, in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Lockheed XFV-1 model in the 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames Resear...
Lockheed XFV-1 model. Project engineer Mark Kelly (not shown). Remote controlled model flown in the settling chamber of the 40x80 wind tunnel. Electric motors in the model, controlled the counter-rotating prope... More
Lockheed XFV-1 model in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NASA Ames Resear...
Wide shot of 40x 80 wind tunnel settling chamber with Lockheed XFV-1 model. Project engineer Mark Kelly (not shown). Remote controlled model flown in the settling chamber of the 40x80 wind tunnel. Electric mot... More
Tests of Lockheed YC-130 Turbo-Propeller Installation in Ames 40x80 Fo...
Test of Lockheed YC-130 Turbo-Propeller Installation in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel. 3/4 front view from below. Don Richey
Northrop N-69 Missile in the Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel investigation of the Lockheed T-33 modified for area-suction leading-edge and trailing edge flaps. Don Richey
McDonnell Model XV-1 Convertiplane in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Foreword, front view of McDonnell Model XV-1 Convertiplane in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel. The McDonnell XV-1 was an experimental compound gyroplane developed for a joint research program between the Unite... More
The Lockheed T-33 modified for area-suction leading-edge and trailing ...
3/4 front view of Wind Tunnel investigation of the Lockheed T-33 modified for area-suction leading-edge and trailing edge flaps in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel. Don Richey
Douglas XA3D-1 #413 Airplane mounted in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Testing the wing boundary layer control of the A3D in the 40 x 80 wind tunnel. Boundary layer control was added to increase the lift of the wing for aircraft carrier take off and landing. Don Richey
McDonnell F4H Model in Ames 40X80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Application of blowing type boundry-layer control to the leading and trailing edge flaps of a 52 deg swept wing. 3/4 view of Aspect Ratio 2.8, taper ratio .17, 45 deg swept back wing model -3/4 front view Don Richey
Rotor Blade Test in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
One of the first helicopter tests in the 40 x 80 wind tunnel. John McCloud, pictured, started helicopter work in the 40 x 80. Test 150. Testing the effects of camber on rotor blades. Don Richey
Ryan Deflected Slipstream VTOL/STOL in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Ryan #92 deflected slipstream VTOL/STOL airplane with flaps undeflected. Don Richey
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 Research Center. Don Richey
Lockheed F-104 in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view from below of Air Force F-104. The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF). One of t... More
Collins Aerodyne VTOL model. - NASA Ames Research Center
Collins Aerodyne VTOL Vertical take off and landing model in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NASA's Ames Research Center. Designed by Alexander Lippisch. Don Richey
Testing Tilt Wing Propeller Model in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Investigation of a tilt-wing/propeller model with blowing flaps. 3/4 front view, tilt wing model, wing position = 0deg. C-123 fuselage, conventional struts, 4 props Don Richey
North American Aviation F-100 in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
North American F-100-F airplane, equipped with thrust reversers, full scale wind tunnel test. 3/4 front view of F-100-F airplane with North American Aviation thrust reverser. On standard 40x80 struts landing ge... More
Investigation of Ducted Fan in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Wind Tunnel investigation of ducted fan though 180 deg angle of attack. 3/4 front view of Doak ducted fan, semi-span model with tufts. Don Richey
Tilt-Wing/Propeller Model With Blowing Flaps Tested in the 40x80 foot ...
4 propeller Tilt Wing. Pictured with Tommy Wills wind tunnel mechanic in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel. Don Richey
Vanguard 2C VTOL Airplane Tested in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
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 pl... More
Front 3/4 view of the Avrocar. NASA wind tunnel public domain image.
Front 3/4 view of the Avrocar mounted on variable height struts in the Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel, without tail. Don Richey
Overhead View of Avrocar in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Color view of the Avrocar from overhead in the 40x80 wind tunnel, without A1:H73 mounted on variable height struts. Don Richey
Front 3/4 view of the Avrocar. NASA wind tunnel public domain image.
Front 3/4 view of the Avrocar mounted on variable height struts in the Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel, without tail. Don Richey
Avrocar in the shop of the 40x80 foot wind tunnel.
Avrocar in the shop of the 40x80 foot wind tunnel with the 4 prop tilt wing model in the back ground. Don Richey
Tilt Wing Propeller Model Tested in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Tilt wing propeller model. 3/4 front view. 4 prop tilt wing nose down variable struts on ground board. Leo Holl, NASA Ames Engineer. Don Richey
Generalized Subsonic Jet Transport in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA A...
3/4 front view of model without nacelles on regular struts. Generalized Subsonic Jet Transport model with leading edge and trailing edge blowing BLC in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NASA Ames. Don RIchey
Low Speed Investigation of a Supersonic Transport Model in the 40x80 F...
Low Speed investigation of a supersonic transport model with delta wing and delta conard, in the 40x80 Wind Tunnel. R 975 T Zero angel of attack. 3/4 rear view from below. Don Richey
Tandem Dual Ducted Fan Mounted on Ground Plate in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind...
Tandem dual ducted fan mounted on ground plate. 3/4 rear view. Testing for recirculation decrease in performance of lift fans varies with ground effect. Don Richey
Top Rear View of Avrocar in 40x80 foot wind Tunnel.
Top rear view of the avrocar with tail. Tufts (pieces of yarn) attached to top of horizontal tail. Avrocar mounted on variable height struts. Don Richey
AVROCAR Test in the NASA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Rear view of the Avrocar with tail, mounted on variable height struts. Overhead doors of the wind tunnel test section open. Don Richey
Avrocar Test in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Rear view of the Avrocar with tail, mounted on variable height struts. Overhead doors of the wind tunnel test section open. The first Avrocar, S/N 58-7055 (marked AV-7055), after tethered testing, became the "... More
Supersonic Transport Model in the shop of the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tun...
Supersonic transport model test in 40x80 foot wind tunnel, 3/4 overhead view of model in shop floor. 04/06/1961 R 975 T Don Richey
General Electric Fan-In-Fuselage model in the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel a...
G.E. Fan-in-fuselage model (lifting). 3/4 front view of fan at low G.P. position. Lift fan on variable height strut for ground effects studies. T-Tail Don Richey
General Electric Fan-In-Fuselage Model in the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel a...
G.E fan-in-fuselage model (lifting) 3/4 front view of fan at low G.P. position Don Richey
General Electric Fan-In-Fuselage Lifting Model in the 40x80 Foot Wind ...
G.E. Fan-in-fuselage model (lifting). 3/4 rear view of fan at low G.P. position. Lift fan on variable height strut for ground effects studies with reaction control. T-Tail. Don Richey
Grumman YAO-1 airplane mounted in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at Ames.
Drag studies for Full Scale wind tunnel test of Grumman YAO-1 airplane, 3/4 front view with propellers on Don Richey
Vertical Prop and Wing in the Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.
Vertol-76 Descent Test. Tilt Wing airplane prop rig at 80 deg. Angle of attack, in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NASA's Ames Research Center. Don Richey
A-28399. GE Fan in Wing in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.
Top view if GE fan model, 3/4 top view. Straight wing. 1 fan per wing, conventional struts. Woody Kook, Branch Chief. Don Richey
Paraglider, NASA Gemini program, NASA Gemini program
(February 5, 1962) W. C. Sleeman, Jr. inspecting a model of the paraglider in 300 mph 7 x 10 Foot Wind Tunnel. The paraglider, or "Rogallo Wing," was proposed for use in the Gemini Program. It would have allowe... More
Lockheed Rigid Rotor Model in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view of Lockheed Rigid Rotor model in Ames 40x80 foot wind Tunnel. Don Richey
Ducted Fan Model with A 0 deg Exit Cascade.
3/4 front view with cascade exit vane in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel, with Tom Seymore, mechanic for Ames. Don Richey
Ducted Fan Model with 0 deg Angle of Attack Exit Cascade.
3/4 rear view of ducted fan model with cascade exit vane in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel, with Tom Seymore, mechanic for Ames. Don Richey
Lockheed XH-51 Helicopter with Experimental Rigid Rotors in the 40x80 ...
Lockheed XH-51 Experimental Rigid Rotors, no hinges, in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel. John McCloud (left sitting) Jack Rabbot (Right). Don Richey
Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.
Test No. 175 Kaman K-16 being lowered into the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NASA's Ames Research Center, viewed from the front. Kaman K-16B was an experimental tilt wing aircraft, it used the fuselage of a JRF-5 ... More
Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.
Test No. 175 Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center. Kaman K-16B was an experimental tilt wing aircraft, it used the fuselage of a JRF-5 and was powered by two General Electric YT58-GE-2... More
Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.
Test No. 175 Kaman K-16 in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center. Pictured with two Kaman employees. 3/4 Front view of Airplane. Kaman K-16B was an experimental tilt wing aircraft, it used the fusel... More
GE Fan in Wing VZ-11 VTOL airplane in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view VZ-11 ground test - variable height struts. Engines of the VZ-11 are a pair of General Electric J85-5 turbojets, mounted in high in the centre fuselage, well away from fan disturbance. Designed i... More
SCAT-17 Supersonic Transport in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel at NASA Ame...
3/4 rear view of SCAT-17 supersonic transport with thrust reverser installed and trailing edge flaps deflected at 30 deg. Don Richey
F-5D Airplane modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames...
3/4 front view of Douglas F5D Skylancer modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel. Don Richey
XC-142 Tilt Wing; 0.6 Scale Model in the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NAS...
3/4 front right side only with Tim Wills on right and Charles Greco, mechanic. Large flaps on Variable height struts. XC-142 was a tri-service tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operati... More
M-1-L Inflatable Recovery able Lifting Body Model in Ames 40x80 foot W...
3/4 front view of M-1-L inflatable recovery able lifting body model in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel. Mechanic, Ray Schmorance included in picture. Don Richey
XV-5A Lift-Fan VSTOL Airplane installed in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel...
3/4 front view Ryan XV-5A lift-fan VSTOL airplane. Pictured with Tom Wills. Don Richey
Ryan XV-5A Lift-Fan VSTOL Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 rear view Ryan XV-5A lift-fan VSTOL airplane. Pictured with Tom Wills. Don Richey
Tandem Dual Ducted Fan V/STOL Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view from below, showing Pods and Fan Rotating. March A. Zeiger standing in front. Tandem Dual Ducted Fan V/STOL Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel Don Richey
Fixed Wing Supersonic Transport in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view of Fixed Wing SST - Lockheed SST on Ground Plane with leading edge flaps deflected in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel. Don RIchey
Boeing SST Model Mounted in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Overhead view of Boeing Super Sonic Transport , wings un-swept. Don Richey
Lockheed Stopped Rotor in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view of the Lockheed Stopped Rotor with blades unfolded. Charles Greco and Ed Verrette in photo. Don Richey
Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel. 3/4 front view from below of swept wing jet transport with T-Tail and Aft Engins, with Art Morris. Don Richey
Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 rear view from below of swept wing jet transport with T-Tail and Aft Engins, with Art Morris. Deep Stall Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel. Don Richey
Augmenter Wing High Lift System in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view, a=0. de Havilland Augmenter Wing Model, High Lift System in Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel. Cecil McDonald and Al Wheelband in picture. Don Richey
VSTOL Lift-Engine Fighter Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Lift engine VSTOL fighter model, 3/4 lower front view showing jet engines exit vanes. Yarn tufts attached to horizontal tail. Don Richey
Lift-Fan Delta Wing Fighter Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
Top front view of Delta wing lift fan fighter model. Don Richey
de Havilland Augmenter Wing Model in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
de Havilland augmenter wing model 3/4 front view in 40 x 80 wind tunnel. JOHN CONWAY, ALAN WHEELBAND Don Richey
Detail View of Rotating Cylinder Flap in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NAS...
Detail view of 4 propeller model rotating cylinder flap at 90 degrees with yarn tufts attached. Don Richey
Rotating Cylinder Applied To Flaps In 40X80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
4 propeller model with rotating cylinder flap. Propellers running. 3/4 front view. DAVE JONES (PROPS TURNING) Don Richey
Wind Tunnel Test of Stoppable Rotors in Ames 40x80ft Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view of model in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel. Don Richey
Hypersonic Transport Model - NASA Ames Research Center
High 3/4 top front view of model in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel. Bob Bishop in lower right. Delta Wing with Conard. Don Richey
Langley Parawing Flying Vertically in 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.
Langley Parawing 3/4 front view flying vertically in 40 x 80 wind tunnel. Don Richey
X-24 (SV-5) Lifting Body In 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
3/4 front view of Martin X-24A lifting body, mounted on B-52 mount. Don Richey