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Propulsion Systems Laboratory Image Gallery

Image Gallery for the Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) No. 1 and 2 website: www.nasa.gov/propulsion-systems-laboratory/. The was for years the nation’s most powerful facility for testing full-scale engines at simulated flight altitudes. For nearly three decades, the PSL tested aircraft, missile, and rocket engines to support a range of military and civilian programs. This website seeks to preserve the legacy of the original PSL facility for future generations.

Construction of the Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) facility. The two large structures are the primary coolers for the test chambers....
Construction of large facility.
The Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) No. 1 and 2 at the NACA's Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in September 1952.
Exterior view of test facility at night.
The NACA's Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) No. 1 and 2 see at night shortly after its completion in the fall...
Test facility lit up at night.
The Propulsion Systems Laboratory exterior at night (9/24/1952).
Test facility lit up at night.
The blue arrows show flow of air from the combustors to the air heaters, the green arrows indicate air flow...
Isometric drawing of test facility.
NASA librarians file documents at the Lewis Research Center in 1961.
Two women pulling documents from a shelf.
Seymour Himmel discusses engine control systems at a tour stop in the Propulsion Systems Laboratory for the 1954 NACA Lewis...
Man at exhibit.
Tour stop at the Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) during Lewis Research Center's 1966 Inspection.
Chairs in front of exhibit.
Electrical Engineer Fred Looft (left) and Engineering Services Chief Robert Godman inspect a Pratt & Whitney TF30 turbofan engine at...
Men examine aircraft engine on cart.
Demolition of Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL)'s primary coolers. (7/1/2009)
Demolition of facility
This exhibit was created as part of Glenn Research Center's effort to document the Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL) No. 1...
Collage of images and text.