Aeronautics Research at Ames
NASA Aeronautics is enabling dramatic improvements in aeronautics during the 21st century. For decades, aeronautics research has developed and transferred new technologies directly benefiting the entire aviation community, including the public.
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Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD)
NASA’s aeronautics programs focus on six areas of research that develop solutions to the major challenges and opportunities for aviation: a growing demand for mobility, the sustainability of energy and the environment, and technology advances in information, communications and automation.
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Aeronautics research mission directorate (ARMD) programs
Next Generation Experimental Aircraft Becomes NASA’s Newest X-Plane
The X-66A is the first X-plane specifically focused on helping the United States achieve the goal of net-zero aviation greenhouse gas emissions, which was articulated in the White House’s U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan.
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Testing on the Ground Before You Fly: Wind Tunnels at NASA Ames
What is a wind tunnel?
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Quesst: The Mission
NASA's aeronautical innovators are leading a government-industry team to collect data that could make supersonic flight over land possible, dramatically reducing travel time in the United States or anywhere in the world.
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