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NACA Inspections Image Gallery

Image Gallery for the NACA Inspections website: www.nasa.gov/naca-inspections/. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)’s elaborate Inspections were an opportunity to brief representatives from the military, aeronautical industry, universities, and the press on the NACA’s latest research efforts and its state-of-the-art test facilities. This Web site contains presentations, photographs, and planning materials for the majority of the Inspections.

Set up for the Earth Satellites tour stop in the 12-Foot Wind Tunnel for the NACA Ames 1958 Inspection.
Exhibit
Frederick Boltz demonstrates a satellite orbit simulator during the NACA Ames 1958 Inspection.
Tour stop.
Exhibit for the Supersonic Airplanes talk at 8-By 7-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel for the NACA Ames 1958 Inspection.
Exhibit.
The Hypervelocity and Entry Research stop during the NACA Ames 1958 Inspection.
Exhibit.
Set up for the Piloting Problems During Reentry tour stop in the hangar for the NACA Ames 1958 Inspection.
Empty chairs by exhibit.
Equipment for the Missile Descent Through Atmosphere tour stop during Ames’ 1958 Inspection.
Stairway.
Ames’ personnel pose for photograph during the NACA Ames 1958 Inspection (7/16/1958).
Two group photos.
Attendees of the 1958 Inspection break for lunch in Ames’ Aircraft Sheet Metal Shop (7/14/1958).
People seated at tables in shop.
Chart to describe issues regarding supersonic aircraft during the 1958 Ames Inspection.
Drawing of two aircraft.
NACA Ames test equipment used to study piloting problems during reentry (1958).
Test equipment.
Nuclear rocket illustration used during Lewis’ propulsion talk at the 1958 NACA Ames Inspection.
Nuclear rocket diagram.
Aerodynamic Heating stop at the 1958 Ames Inspection.
Exhibit.
Chart used at the Hypervelocity and Entry Research stop during Ames 1958 Inspection
ion thruster illustration.
Chart used to discuss trajectories during the 1958 Ames Inspection.
Illustration of trajectories
Slide noting photographs from the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Slide noting photographs from the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Visitors Posing for Photograph at Langley's 1964 Inspection.
Group photograph taken in wind tunnel
Attendees of Langley 1964 Inspection with HL-10 lifiting body in test section (5/20/1964).
Group photograph in wind tunnel
James Webb and NASA officials listen to presentation at the 1964 Langley Inspection.
People seated viewing speaker.
Guests at Langley’s 1964 Inspection view the Lunar Landing Research Facility.
Crowd views speaker outdoors.
Exhibits in Langley’s hangar for the 1966 Inspection.
Exhibits inside hangar.
Set up for the Hypersonic Structures Facilities tour stop during the 1966 Inspection.
Empty chairs in front of exhibit.
Launch Vehicles exhibit in the Activities Building during the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Missile on display.
The Lunar Landing Research Facility is demonstrated at the 1964 NACA Langley Inspection.
Group viewing outdoor test area.
Dining hall prepared for visitors participating in the NACA Langley 1964 Inspection.
Empty dining hall.
Attendees of Langley’s 1964 Inspection pose in the Full Scale Tunnel (5/18/1964).
Group photograph.
An engineer demonstrates a test rig to study lunar dust during the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Man looking at equipment.
Materials suspension research exhibit in the Activities Building during the NASA Langley 1964 Inspection.
Exhibit.
Chairs set up in the Astrophysics Laboratory for magnetoplasmadynamics talk during the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Empty chairs at exhibit.
An exhibit in hangar featuring rocket propulsion for the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Exhibit in hangar.
Exhibit in the Hangar for the spaceflight simulation talk at the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Exhibit in hangar.
Researchers demonstrate a combustion liner at the 1964 Langley Inspection
Combustion display.
A member of the Analysis and Computation Division describes the lab’s computer systems at the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Man with computer system.
Display at Langley’s 1964 Inspection on Project Fire, which study effects of reentry on spacecraft materials.
Spacecraft display.
Langley’s foil gun was designed to shoot a single particle to penetrate materials to study meteorite impacts.
Test equipment.
Photographs in the Full Scale Tunnel on display for the Low-Speed Aeronautics stop of the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Display with photographs.
Aircraft models on display in the Full Scale Tunnel for the Low Speed Aeronautics stop at Langley’s 1964 Inspection.
Aircraft models.
Pilotless missiles on display in the hangar for the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Missiles on display.
Equipment in the Astrophysics Laboratory on display for the 1964 Langley Inspection.
Equipment racks.
Chart used at the Space Vehicle Technology stop during 1964 Langley Inspection.
Heat balance illustration.
Slide noting photographs from the 1966 Lewis Inspection.
Slide noting photographs from the 1966 Lewis Inspection.