Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel

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aerodynamic testing facility wind tunnel

The Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel is one of the world’s largest wind tunnels, used primarily for testing full-scale aircraft and aerospace vehicles under controlled aerodynamic conditions.

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instanceOf aerodynamic testing facility ⓘ
wind tunnel ⓘ
environment controlled aerodynamic conditions ⓘ
field aeronautical engineering ⓘ
aerospace engineering ⓘ
flowType subsonic ⓘ
hasFeature capability to test full-scale rotorcraft ⓘ
ground board and moving ground simulation options ⓘ
large closed-circuit test section ⓘ
locatedIn Moffett Field, California ⓘ
Ames Research Center ⓘ
surface form: NASA Ames Research Center

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
maintainedBy Ames Research Center ⓘ
surface form: NASA Ames Research Center
notableFor being one of the world’s largest wind tunnels ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
owner United States government ⓘ
partOf Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex
primaryUse aerodynamic research ⓘ
testing aerospace vehicles ⓘ
testing full-scale aircraft ⓘ
purpose enhancing flight safety ⓘ
improving aerodynamic efficiency of vehicles ⓘ
reducing aircraft noise and emissions ⓘ
scaleOfModels full-scale ⓘ
supports NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate ⓘ
surface form: NASA aeronautics research programs

U.S. military aircraft development ⓘ
commercial aircraft development ⓘ
testSectionHeight 120 feet ⓘ
testSectionSize 80 by 120 feet ⓘ
testSectionWidth 80 feet ⓘ
usedBy aircraft manufacturers ⓘ
defense contractors ⓘ
government agencies ⓘ
research institutions ⓘ
usedFor aerodynamic loads measurement ⓘ
aerodynamic performance evaluation ⓘ
helicopter rotor testing ⓘ
noise and acoustic studies ⓘ
short takeoff and landing aircraft testing ⓘ
space vehicle configuration testing ⓘ
stability and control testing ⓘ
tiltrotor aircraft testing ⓘ

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Ames Research Center → hasFacility → Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel ⓘ
Ames Research Center 40-by-80-Foot Wind Tunnel → partOf → Ames Research Center 80-by-120-Foot Wind Tunnel ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex
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this entity surface form: National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex