GRC NEWS RELEASE 01-068



01-068
For Release: August 16, 2001



Katherine K. Martin
Media Relations Office
216/433-2406
katherine.martin@grc.nasa.gov



Lori J. Rachul
Media Relations Office
216/433-8806
lori.j.rachul@grc.nasa.gov


NASA Wind Tunnel "Walk Through" is a Breeze 

As part of NASA Glenn Research Center's ongoing Saturday facility tour 
series, guests will have an opportunity to see the 8x6/9x15 Wind 
Tunnel Complex this Saturday, August 18.



During the tour visitors can walk through the wind tunnel and control 
room area, where researchers explore the dynamics of flight in speeds 
from 0 mph to Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound). The tunnel has 
played a vital role in the development of aerospace technology for 
the last 50 years and has led to Glenn's preeminence in jet engine 
technology and the Apollo missions.



The tours start at 11 a.m. and continue at half hour intervals through 
2 p.m. Free tickets for the tours will be handed out Saturday at the 
Visitor Center, on a first come, first served basis. There will be a 
limit of 30 persons per each 45-minute tour. Children under the age 
of 13 must be accompanied by an adult. The Visitor Center is open on 
Saturday from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Visitor Center is wheelchair 
accessible along with most of the Wind Tunnel Complex.



The public tours are conducted out of Glenn's Visitor Center every 
Wednesday and third Saturday of each month. The next monthly tour is 
planned for late September and will include the Icing Research Tunnel 
and Hangar facilities.



For more information about the tour or Glenn's Visitor Center please 
call 216-433-2000, or on the Internet at: 
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/Doc/visitgrc.htm



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