{"id":40693,"date":"2015-12-31T16:23:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T21:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-376583"},"modified":"2024-06-10T12:48:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:48:35","slug":"national-transonic-facility-ntf","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/aetc\/national-transonic-facility-ntf\/","title":{"rendered":"National Transonic Facility (NTF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ntf-777.jpg?resize=600,480 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ntf-777.jpg?resize=900,720 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ntf-777.jpg?resize=1200,959 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-1 padding-right-3 desktop:padding-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-0 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-page-intro-image-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s award-winning Common Research Model about to be put to the test in a NASA wind tunnel.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 15% 62%; object-position: 15% 62%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?resize=1200,798 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ntf-ghh_4822.jpg?resize=2000,1331 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-0 padding-bottom-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md display-block width-full margin-bottom-1\">National Transonic Facility (NTF)<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-6 padding-bottom-5 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 padding-0\">The National Transonic Facility is a high-pressure, cryogenic, closed-circuit wind tunnel that uses supercold nitrogen gas at high pressure to duplicate true flight aerodynamics. The NTF can accommodate models as small as one-fiftieth the size of an actual aircraft.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/armd-aetc\/national-transonic-facility-ntf-description\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md\">\n                                Learn More <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about National Transonic Facility (NTF)<\/span>                            <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">Focus Areas and Capabilities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 padding-0\">Learn more about the specifications and capabilities of this facility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/712684.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Image of Dennis Fuller inside the National Transonic Facility below the liquid nitrogen injection nozzles.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 47% 21%; object-position: 47% 21%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/712684.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/712684.jpg?resize=300,246 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/712684.jpg?resize=768,629 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/712684.jpg?resize=1024,838 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/712684.jpg?resize=400,327 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/712684.jpg?resize=600,491 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/712684.jpg?resize=900,737 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/712684.jpg?resize=1200,982 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Characteristics<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">The National Transonic Facility, or NTF, is the world\u2019s largest pressurized cryogenic wind tunnel.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/armd-aetc\/national-transonic-facility-ntf-characteristics\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/716874.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/716874.jpg?resize=300,257 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/716874.jpg?resize=768,658 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/716874.jpg?resize=1024,877 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/716874.jpg?resize=400,343 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/716874.jpg?resize=600,514 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/716874.jpg?resize=900,771 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/716874.jpg?resize=1200,1028 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Quick Facts<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">The NTF provides the largest range of Reynolds number testing in the world.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/armd-aetc\/national-transonic-facility-ntf-quick-facts\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; 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