
The NACA
The predecessor of NASA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was founded in 1915 with the intent of being an advisory committee that would coordinate research underway elsewhere. It quickly became a leading research organization in the new field of aeronautics, pushing back the boundaries of flight until its transformation into NASA in 1958.
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Collier Trophies won by the NACA
Diameter in feet of first NACA wind tunnel
NACA Locations
NACA Biographies
“Airplanes” or “Langleys” and Other Tales of the NACA
If Charles Walcott, one of the first members of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) had his way, instead…
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History of the NACA
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was established in 1915 in response to the success of others and went on to become a major force for technological change in aeronautics.
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The NACA
Selected NACA Oral Histories
Selected Publications for Further Reading

The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics: An Annotated Bibliography
This annotated bibliography is a compilation of monographs, journal and newspaper articles, and congressional hearings that chronicle milestones in the history of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). (SP-4555, 2014)