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NASA Langley Research Center, 8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel, 640 Thornell Ave Hampton, Hampton, VA
The 8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel was the first of Langley`s wind tunnels to be built incorporating the new slotted throat tunnel design from its inception. A significant improvement over its retrofitted predecessors, the new tunnel allowed transonic testing in a more stable environment. In the 1960s, Langley engineer Richard T. Whitcomb and his research team used the tunnel to develop the "supercritical airfoil," which would revolutionize military and civilian aircraft design. The 8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel is significant at a national level because of its role in the early development of transonic tunnels and its later role in testing aircraft designs.
NASA Langley Research Center, 8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel, 640 Thornell Ave Hampton, Hampton, VA
The 8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel was the first of Langley`s wind tunnels to be built incorporating the new slotted throat tunnel design from its inception. A significant improvement over its retrofitted predecessors, the new tunnel allowed transonic testing in a more stable environment. In the 1960s, Langley engineer Richard T. Whitcomb and his research team used the tunnel to develop the "supercritical airfoil," which would revolutionize military and civilian aircraft design. The 8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel is significant at a national level because of its role in the early development of transonic tunnels and its later role in testing aircraft designs.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
