Langley Aerothermodynamics Laboratory (LAL) Facility
The Langley Aerothermodynamics Laboratory is a collection of three hypersonic wind tunnels utilized for basic flow physics research, aerodynamic performance aeroheating assessment, optimization, and benchmarking of advanced space transportation vehicles.
Focus Areas and Capabilities
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Characteristics
The Langley Aerothermodynamics Laboratory (LAL) is a suite of three hypersonic blow-down to-vacuum tunnels designed for fast-paced aerodynamic and aeroheating studies.
Quick Facts
The LAL has contributed to most major hypersonic vehicle programs including Apollo, Viking, Space Shuttle, Orbiter, Hyper-X and Mars Science Laboratory
Data Acquisition
The LAL has standardized instrumentation and data acquisition systems, including high-frequency measurement capability, enable shared-resource utilization and common model/hardware designs.
Langley Aerothermodynamics Laboratory (LAL) Gallery
Contact Information
Langley Aerothermodynamics Laboratory
Facility Manager: Karen Berger
(757) 864-2279
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681
(757) 864-1000
Fact Sheet
The Langley Aerothermodynamics Laboratory (LAL) is a suite of three hypersonic blow-down to-vacuum tunnels designed for fast-paced aerodynamic and aeroheating studies.
These economical facilities are ideally suited for screening, assessing, optimizing and benchmarking advanced aerospace vehicle concepts, as well as performing fundamental flow physics research.
Read the LAL Fact SheetAETC Hypersonic Facilities
NASA operates two Hypersonic Facilities. The Aerothermodynamics Laboratory and the 8-Foot High-Temperature Tunnel.
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AETC Ground Facilities
AETC sets the strategic direction for NASA’s versatile and comprehensive portfolio of ground test aeronautics research capabilities.
Among these assets are subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic wind tunnels and propulsion test facilities at Ames Research Center, Glenn Research Center, and Langley Research Center.
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