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X-38 model
X-38 model

The X-38 model, shown here with William Adkins of the Aerothermodynamic Support Section prior to testing in NASA Langley Research…

3% Hyper-X/Pegasus Launch Vehicle
3% Hyper-X/Pegasus Launch Vehicle

3% Hyper-X/Pegasus Launch Vehicle in Mach 6 and Mach 10 Tunnels.

Hyper X mounted on Pegasus booster rocket in 20 Inch Mach 6 Wind Tunnel
Hyper X mounted on Pegasus booster rocket in 20 Inch Mach 6 Wind Tunnel

Hyper X mounted on Pegasus booster rocket in 20 Inch Mach 6 Wind Tunnel.

Silhouette of Workman in the 8×6 Foot Wind Tunnel
Silhouette of Workman in the 8×6 Foot Wind Tunnel

Silhouette of workman in the 8x6 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Testing Tools for Flight
Testing Tools for Flight

Christine Pastor, an AeroMechanical Test Engineer with Sierra Lobo, Inc, works in Glenn's 8x6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.

Supersonic Aircraft Model
Supersonic Aircraft Model

A 1.79 percent scale model of a future concept supersonic aircraft built by The Boeing Company in the 8x6 Wind…

Like the Sound of Thunder
Like the Sound of Thunder

A sonic boom is caused by an object moving faster than sound.

To Go Fast, Start Small
To Go Fast, Start Small

Kyle Webster checks that the subscale model of a future low-boom supersonic aircraft is correctly installed.

2.8% Ares 1 Acoustic Reentry Wind Tunnel Model
2.8% Ares 1 Acoustic Reentry Wind Tunnel Model

Test to determine fluctuating pressure environments from a 2.8% scale Ares I first stage configuration to verify and update reentry…

0.65% Scale Tri-Jet Low-Boom Model 1044
0.65% Scale Tri-Jet Low-Boom Model 1044

Tri-jet supersonic transport low-boom model 1044 mounted in Ames 9-by 7-toot supersonic wind tunnel for measurement of sonic boom and…