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Aerial view of Lupa Main Content
NASA Center: Glenn Research Center
Image # : C1956-42303
Date : 05/23/1956

Title

Aerial view of Lupa

Full Description

NACA-Lewis 10ft x 10ft Unitary Supersonic Wind Tunnel. The Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of Congress, a post-war act, stipulated that NACA wind tunnels were to be made available to industry for testing. This push was to encourage the improvement of existing aircraft engines. This aerial view shows the size of the facility. The Lewis Center is now known as the John H. Glenn Research Center.

Keywords

Supersonic Wind Tunnel SWT LUPA Lewis Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act Lewis Research Center NACA

Subject Category

Aircraft Propulsion, NACA-GRC-LRC, Aerial Photographs, Wind Tunnels-Exterior,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: GRC
  • Center Number: C1956-42303
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-000621

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: Eugene Giczy
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

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Large .jpg 2400 3000 2,770

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