Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
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The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel is a major high-speed aerodynamic testing facility at NASA’s Ames Research Center used to evaluate aircraft and spacecraft designs.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerodynamic testing facility
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wind tunnel → |
| country |
United States
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| fieldOfStudy |
aerodynamics
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| governingBody |
NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
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| hasCapability |
high Reynolds number testing
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supersonic testing → transonic testing → |
| hasDomain |
aeronautics
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aerospace engineering → |
| hasMedium |
air
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| hasSignificance |
major U.S. national aeronautics test facility
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| locatedIn |
Moffett Field, California
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NASA Ames Research Center → |
| operator |
NASA
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| partOf |
NASA Ames Research Center facilities
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| supportsActivity |
configuration trade studies
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validation of computational fluid dynamics models → wind-tunnel-based design optimization → |
| usedBy |
NASA researchers
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aerospace industry partners → |
| usedFor |
aerodynamic performance measurement
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aerodynamic stability testing → aircraft design evaluation → high-speed aerodynamic testing → spacecraft design evaluation → |
| usedToTest |
commercial transport aircraft models
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launch vehicle configurations → military aircraft models → spacecraft reentry configurations → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ames Research Center
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hasFacility |