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Langley, UT. , U.S.A. 



NATIONAL TRANSONIC FACILITY 

 Langley Research Center 

 NASA 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Aerodynamics 



Description of Facility/Instrument : This national transonic wind 

 tunnel facility is used for transports; maneuvering aircraft; 

 and correlation with flight performance. Its purpose is high 

 Rn testing. (Use: 40 percent civil, proprietary, and cooper- 

 ative; 40 percent military; and 20 percent NASA unique.) 



Date of Construction : 1982 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $146 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationality(s) of Ownership : U.S. 

 Nationality (s) of Operational Funding : U.S. 

 Nationallty(s) of Management Staff : U.S. 

 Nationality (s) of Researchers : U.S. 



Langley, UT., U.S.A. 



UNITARY PLAN WIND TUNNEL 

 Langley Research Center 

 NASA 



"Big Science" Descriptor ; Aerodynamics 



Description of Facility/Instrument : This wind tunnel is used for 



Supersonic testing of aerodynamic configuration and propulsion 

 airframe interactions, military aircraft, supersonic transport, 

 configuration development, and advanced concepts. (Use: 6 per- 

 cent civil, proprietary, and cooperative; 8 percent military; and 

 86 percent NASA unique). 



Date of Construction : 1954, updated in 1979 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $101.8 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationallty(s) of Ownership ; U.S. 

 Nationality(s) of Operational Funding : U.S. 

 Natlo nality(s) of Management Staff : U.S. 

 Natlonality(s) of Researchers: U.S. 



