Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel
- Also Known As: Eight-Foot Transonic Tunnel
- Address: Langley Research Center
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1936/00/00 | NACA | Architect | Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel is built, funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA) and completed for a cost of $266,000 | |||
1937/10/08 | The cast aluminum ally multi-bladed drive fan twists and breaks. This is the stimulus to change all wind tunnel propeller blades to wood, 1938 operations resumed. | |||||
2011/00/00 | Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel is demolished |
Particulars for Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel: | |
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Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Area of Significance | Aviation, Air-related |
Area of Significance | Engineering |
Owner | Federal |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Military |
Level of Significance | National |
Historic Use | Research facility |
Area of Significance | Science |
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