{"id":204371,"date":"2023-03-07T22:08:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T03:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=204371"},"modified":"2023-07-30T22:10:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T02:10:16","slug":"the-history-of-nasa-langley-historic-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/the-history-of-nasa-langley-historic-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of NASA Langley: Historic Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">3 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">The History of NASA Langley: Historic Facilities<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As a result of NASA Langley’s more than 100 years of major contributions to aerospace research, testing and development, the NASA Langley Research Center Historic District was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in December 2011 and the National Register of Historic Places in June 2012.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A brief overview of the historic district is provided in the NASA publication, \u201cFrom Biplanes to Apollo: The NASA Langley Historic District.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16_foot_transonic_tunnel_turning_vanes_dvids706451.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1104\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16_foot_transonic_tunnel_turning_vanes_dvids706451.jpg?w=1104\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A NASA Langley employee stands in front of the 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel. The guide vanes of the tunnel, which form an ellipse 58-feet high and 82-feet wide, cut across each cylindrical tube at a 45-degree angle.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 42% 92%; object-position: 42% 92%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16_foot_transonic_tunnel_turning_vanes_dvids706451.jpg 1104w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16_foot_transonic_tunnel_turning_vanes_dvids706451.jpg?resize=216,300 216w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16_foot_transonic_tunnel_turning_vanes_dvids706451.jpg?resize=768,1069 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16_foot_transonic_tunnel_turning_vanes_dvids706451.jpg?resize=736,1024 736w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16_foot_transonic_tunnel_turning_vanes_dvids706451.jpg?resize=288,400 288w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16_foot_transonic_tunnel_turning_vanes_dvids706451.jpg?resize=431,600 431w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16_foot_transonic_tunnel_turning_vanes_dvids706451.jpg?resize=647,900 647w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16_foot_transonic_tunnel_turning_vanes_dvids706451.jpg?resize=863,1200 863w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1104px) 100vw, 1104px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A technician prepares to unlatch the door built into the guide vanes of the 16-Foot Transonic Wind Tunnel at NASA Langley Research Center.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The historic district comprises the entirety of the center as well as several of the original National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) facilities now located at and owned by Joint Base Langley Eustis. Numerous past and present facilities at Langley are considered historically significant as resources contributing to the historic district, or as resources individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, a number of historic facilities at the center have been demolished. The decision to demolish a historic facility is determined based on numerous factors, including the facility\u2019s usefulness or obsolescence, ability to be adaptively reused for other purposes, and costs required to maintain the facility. Undertakings affecting historic facilities, including demolition, require consultation with the Virginia State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).  <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"This is a photo of a large group of people, attendees at the 8th Annual Aircraft Engineering Research Conference, sitting in bleachers in the Full-Scale Tunnel. A U.S. Navy scouting aircraft hangs from the ceiling above the attendees.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 71%; object-position: 50% 71%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg 3672w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=300,229 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=768,586 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=1024,781 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=1536,1171 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=2048,1562 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=400,305 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=600,458 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=900,686 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=1200,915 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8th_annual_aircraft_engineering_research_conference_l-08481.jpg?resize=2000,1525 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Attendees at the 8th Annual Aircraft Engineering Research Conference in May of 1933 sit below a U.S. Navy scouting aircraft in the Full-Scale Tunnel. This annual gathering brought together some of the most notable leaders in aeronautics.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA Langley has executed three separate agreement documents with the SHPO and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP).  Two Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) and one Programmatic Agreement (PA) contain stipulations for developing and maintaining information on the center\u2019s public website as a component of mitigating impacts resulting from the demolition of historic facilities. NASA has also entered into a PA with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and ACHP to address effects on the agency\u2019s National Historic Landmarks. Additional components of mitigation include intensive surveys and photographic documentation of the facilities kept on file with the SHPO, provision of artifacts as museum exhibits, and incorporation of building elements into new construction projects.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/east-compressor-building-building-582\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/east-compressor-building-building-582\/\">Building 582, East Compressor Building<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/low-turbulence-pressure-tunnel-building-582a\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/low-turbulence-pressure-tunnel-building-582a\/\">Building 582A, Low Turbulence Pressure Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/ice-tunnel-and-26-inch-transonic-blowdown-tunnel-building-583\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/ice-tunnel-and-26-inch-transonic-blowdown-tunnel-building-583\/\">Building 583, Ice Tunnel and 26-Inch Transonic Blowdown Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/maintenance-and-heating-plant-building-583a\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/maintenance-and-heating-plant-building-583a\/\">Building 583A, Maintenance and Heating Plant<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/6-x-19-inch-transonic-tunnel-building-585\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/6-x-19-inch-transonic-tunnel-building-585\/\">Building 585, 6 x 19-Inch Transonic Tunnel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/8-foot-transonic-pressure-tunnel-building-640\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96197\">Building 640, 8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/8-foot-high-speed-tunnel-building-641\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96196\">Building 641, 8-Foot High Speed Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/30-x-60-foot-full-scale-tunnel-building-643\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96194\">Building 643, 30 x 60-Foot Full Scale Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/12-foot-low-speed-tunnel-building-644\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96190\">Building 644, 12-Foot Low Speed Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/16-foot-transonic-tunnel-building-1146\/\">Buildings 1146, 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/stability-tunnel-building-1149\/\">Building 1149, Stability Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/information-media-center-building-1152\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/information-media-center-building-1152\/\">Building 1152, Information Media Center\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/heating-plant-building-1153\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/heating-plant-building-1153\/\">Building 1153, Heating Plant\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/impact-basin-building-1192\/\">Building 1192, Impact Basin\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/floyd-l-thompson-technical-library-building-1194\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96940\">Building 1194, Floyd L. Thompson Technical Library<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/7-x-10-foot-high-speed-tunnel-building-1212b\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96201\">Building 1212B, 7 x 10-Foot High Speed Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/cafeteria-building-1213\/\">Building 1213, Cafeteria\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/gust-tunnel-buildings-1218-and-1218a\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/gust-tunnel-buildings-1218-and-1218a\/\">Buildings 1218, 1218A, Gust Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/physical-research-lab-building-1229\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96958\">Building 1229, Physical Research Lab<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/4-5-foot-flutter-tunnel-building-1229a\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96202\">Building 1229A, 4.5-Foot Flutter Tunnel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/helicopter-test-tower-building-1231a\/\">Building 1231A, Helicopter Test Tower<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/vapor-disposition-facility-building-1232b\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96944\">Building 1232B, Vapor Disposition Facility\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/jet-exit-test-facility-building-1234\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96945\">Building 1234, Jet Exit Test Facility\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/aircraft-landing-loads-and-traction-facility-complex-buildings-1257-1257n-1257s-1258-and-1261\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96224\">Buildings 1257, 1257N,S, 1258, 1261, Aircraft Landing Loads and Traction Facility Complex\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/hypersonic-cf4-tunnel-building-1275\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96199\">Building 1275, Hypersonic CF4 Tunnel\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-478574\" data-type=\"migration\" data-id=\"96953\">Building 1283, Test Cell and Radiation Laboratory\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-479192\" data-type=\"migration\" data-id=\"96957\">Buildings 1284B,C, Rocket Propellant Processing Building\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/auto-tracking-vhf-antenna-building-1299d\/\">Building 1299D, Auto Tracking VHF Antenna\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/microwave-and-vhf-communications-tower-building-1299e\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96960\">Building 1299E, Microwave and VHF Communications Tower\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div 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The guide vanes, which form an ellipse 58-feet high and 82-feet wide, cut across each cylindrical tube at a 45 degree angle. Similar sets of vanes at the three other corners of the wind tunnel turn the air uniformly as it rushes through the 1000-foot race-track-like enclosed tube. If guide vanes were omitted, the air would pile up in dense masses along the outside curves, like water rounding a bend in a fast brook. Turbulent eddies would interfere with the wind tunnel tests, which require a uniform flow of fast, smooth air. The 16-Foot has recently been used to develop new rectangular nozzles. The new two-dimensional nozzles will be able to deflect jet exhaust in any direction. 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