Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
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NACA facility
NASA field center precursor
aeronautical research center
rocket propulsion research center
The Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory was a major NACA research center focused on advancing aircraft and rocket propulsion technologies, later becoming NASA's Glenn Research Center.
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| instanceOf |
NACA facility
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NASA field center precursor → aeronautical research center → rocket propulsion research center → |
| affiliation |
United States federal government
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| associatedWith |
NACA
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NASA → |
| contributedTo |
advancement of aircraft propulsion technologies
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advancement of rocket propulsion technologies → early U.S. space propulsion research → |
| country |
United States
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| field |
aeronautics
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astronautics → propulsion engineering → |
| focusesOn |
aircraft propulsion
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combustion research → gas turbine engines → high-speed flight propulsion → jet engine research → liquid-fueled rocket engines → propulsion materials research → rocket propulsion → |
| hasAlternateName |
Lewis Laboratory
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NACA Lewis Laboratory → |
| historicalRole |
major NACA propulsion research center
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| locatedIn |
Cleveland, Ohio
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| namedAfter |
George W. Lewis
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| operatedBy |
NACA
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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics → |
| ownedBy |
United States government
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| partOf |
NACA research center system
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| predecessorOf |
Lewis Research Center
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NASA Glenn Research Center → |
| primaryMission |
research and development of flight propulsion systems
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| researchArea |
aero-thermodynamics of propulsion systems
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fuel and combustion chemistry for propulsion → high-temperature materials for engines → turbomachinery → |
| successor |
Lewis Research Center
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NASA Glenn Research Center → |
| transitionedTo |
NASA facility after NACA–NASA reorganization
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Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
("NACA Lewis Laboratory")
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NACA
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