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General Hap Arnold Visits AERL. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.

General Hap Arnold Visits AERL. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.

Description: (November 9, 1944) General Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold visits the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Cleveland, Ohio, now known as John H. Glenn Researc... More

Icing Research, NASA history collection

Icing Research, NASA history collection

Description (March 5, 1945) These ice formations on the propeller and fuselage surfaces of a test unit installed in the Icing Research Tunnel at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory of the National Advisory ... More

GPN-2000-000367, NASA history collection

GPN-2000-000367, NASA history collection

Description: (June 26, 1945) Mr. Abe Silverstein, Chief of the Wind Tunnel and Flight Research Division at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Cleveland, ... More

Instrumentation in B-29, NASA history collection

Instrumentation in B-29, NASA history collection

Description (May 1, 1944) Recording high altitude flight data in a flying laboratory at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Cleveland, Ohio, now known as ... More

Instrumentation in A-29, NASA history collection

Instrumentation in A-29, NASA history collection

(March 11, 1944) Recording high altitude flight data in a flying laboratory at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Cleveland, Ohio, now known as the John ... More

Fuels and Lubes Research Operations

Fuels and Lubes Research Operations

Description (August 19, 1943) Staff testing chemical properties of fuels and lubricants at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in Cleveland Ohio, now known as John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field...... More

Engine on Torque Stand, NASA history collection

Engine on Torque Stand, NASA history collection

Description (April 15, 1944) Engine on Torque Stand at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio, now known as the John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field. Torque is the twisting motion pr... More

Machine Shop Men Working at Machines

Machine Shop Men Working at Machines

Description: (July 9, 1946) Skilled machinists and toolmakers use precision machinery to make experimental engine parts at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronaut... More

Ramjet I-40 Engine in Jet Static Lab

Ramjet I-40 Engine in Jet Static Lab

Description (October 23, 1946) Ramjet I-40 engine in Jet Static Lab showing the making of high speed motion pictures of thrust augmentor flame. Engineers are taking motion pictures of the exhaust gases being di... More

Effect of TwinJet Exhausts in Simulation Take Off

Effect of TwinJet Exhausts in Simulation Take Off

Description (July 7, 1949) Study of effect of twin-jet exhausts inclined toward the ground in simulation of take-off conditions for certain engine installations. Such an engine installation is useful for decrea... More