Wind Tunnels of the NACA and NASA

The wind tunnels of NASA and its predecessor organization, the NACA, are one of the most recognizable representations of U.S. aeronautics research. As facilities, wind tunnels have existed in some form for over 100 years. They have been designed, built, and re-designed over the years in support of a wide variety of aeronautical research, supporting the development of virtually every commercial and military aircraft, rockets and space capsules, and even ground-based structures and cargo...
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The wind tunnels of NASA and its predecessor organization, the NACA, are one of the most recognizable representations of U.S. aeronautics research. As facilities, wind tunnels have existed in some form for over 100 years. They have been designed, built, and re-designed over the years in support of a wide variety of aeronautical research, supporting the development of virtually every commercial and military aircraft, rockets and space capsules, and even ground-based structures and cargo vehicles. This book, Wind Tunnels of the NACA and NASA, provides a comprehensive account of the history, design, and significance of NASA's wind tunnel facilities and those of the NACA. NASA's earlier book, Wind Tunnels of NASA, published in 1981, was one of the first efforts to portray wind tunnel development from a historical, non-technical viewpoint. The current volume expands and updates that work with an emphasis on historic preservation, which motivated the detailed facility descriptions and the inclusion of the hundreds of NASA and NACA images that accompany the narrative. Wind Tunnels of the NACA and NASA utilizes a convenient format to convey to specialist and lay readers alike the special characteristics, technical specifications, and research highlights of over 100 individual NASA wind tunnels.