Improving large-scale testing capability by modifying the 40- by 80-foot wind tunnelInteragency studies conducted during the last several years have indicated the need to improve full-scale testing capabilities. The studies showed that the most effective trade between test capability and facility cost was provided by repowering the existing Ames Research Center 40- by 80-foot wind tunnel to increase the maximum speed from about 100 m/s (200 knots) to about 150 m/s (300 knots) and by adding a new 24- by 37-m (80- by 120-ft) test section powered for about a 50-m/s (100-knot) maximum speed. This paper reviews the design of the facility, a few of its test capabilities, and some of its unique features.
Document ID
19770052092
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Mort, K. W. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Soderman, P. T. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Eckert, W. T. (U.S. Army, Air Mobility Research and Development Laboratory, Moffett Field Calif., United States)