FS-1999-10-20-LaRC
October 1999

NASA Langley Research Center Facilities Offer Unique National Capability

NASA Langley's specialized research facilities enable the center to perform world-class research in aeronautics, atmospheric sciences and space technology. Langley's wind tunnels allow engineers to conduct testing that encompasses the entire speed range from 0 mph to nearly Mach 25, or approximately 17,500 mph. Some of these tunnels are unique to the Nation, including the National Transonic Facility, the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel, the 8-Foot High Temperature Tunnel and the Supersonic Low Disturbance Tunnel. Other NASA Langley facilities support structures, materials, flight simulation and electronics research. These critical facilities contribute to the well-being of the American people, the national air transportation system and the U.S. economy.

Langley Wind Tunnels

• National Transonic Facility
• Transonic Dynamics Tunnel
• 14 x 22-Foot Subsonic Tunnel
• 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel
• 20-Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel
• Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (two test sections)
• 8-Foot High Temperature Tunnel
• Low Turbulence Pressure Tunnel
• 22-Inch Mach 20 Helium Tunnel
• 31-Inch Mach 10 Tunnel
• 20-Inch Mach 6 CF4 Tunnel
• 20-Inch Mach 6 Tunnel
• 20-Inch Supersonic Wind Tunnel
• 18-Inch Mach 8 Quiet Tunnel
• Basic Aerodynamics Research Tunnel
• 0.3-Meter Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel
• Supersonic Low-Disturbance Tunnel
• 15-Inch Mach 6 High Temperature Tunnel
• Arc-Heated Scramjet Test Facility
• Combustion-Heated Scramjet Test Facility

F/A-18 E/F flutter clearance model in the NASA Langley Transonic Dynamics Tunnel.

Structures and Materials Facilities

• Structures and Materials Laboratory
• Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility
• Structural Dynamics Laboratory DTRL
• High Temperature Materials Laboratory
• Impact Dynamics Research Facility
• Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques Laboratory
• Thermal Structures Laboratory
• Composite Materials Laboratory
• Materials Research Laboratory
• Combined Loads Test Facility
• General Rotor Aeroelasticity Laboratory

Flight Simulation Facilities

• Advanced Civil Transport Simulator (ACTS)
• Differential Maneuvering Simulator (DMS)
• General Purpose Fighter Simulator (GPFS)
• Transport Systems Research Vehicle (TSRV)
• Visual Motion Simulator, 6 degrees of freedom

Scientific and General Purpose Computing Complex

• Centralized Mass Storage Facility
• Data Visualization and Animation Laboratory
• Geometry Laboratory
• Electronic Photography Laboratory
• IBM RS-6000 Computer Cluster Facility
• IBM SP-2 Power Parallel Computing Facility

Acoustics Facilities

• Acoustics Research Laboratory
• Jet Noise Laboratory
• Thermal Acoustics Fatigue Apparatus

Flight Electronics Facilities

• Electromagnetics Research Facility
• Flight Electronics Laboratory
• High Intensity Radiated Fields Laboratory

Drop-test of a Lear Fan plane at NASA Langley's Impact Dynamics Research Facility.