description: This comprehensive CD-ROM provides the complete story of government-operated wind tunnels at the three major facilities now in operation: * NASA Ames Research Center in California * NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia * U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base and Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee and Maryland Topics covered include: * Aerodynamic Wind Tunnels * Test Highlights * Test Facility Capabilities * Systems and Airplanes Tested (A-7, A-8A, A-10, B-1, B-2, B-52, B-58, Boeing 747 and 767, Hyper-X, Microfighter, Parasol, X-15, X-24A, X-24B, X-24C, X-29, X-30, X-32, X-33, X-35, XB-70, YF-17, F-4, F-14, F-15, F-16, F/A-18, F-22, F-117A, AWACS, Trainers, C-5, C-17, C-130, KC-135, V-22, Firebee, Global Hawk, UCAV, Engines, Space Shuttle, Missiles, ICBMs, Cruise Missiles, Apollo, Dynasoar, Gemini, Mercury, MOL, Skylab, Satellites, Launch Vehicles) * National Facilities Database background * Test Planning and Request Information * The Langley Wind Tunnel Enterprise has 28 facilities with very diverse capabilities: Acoustics; Aerodynamics; Aeroelasticity; Aerothermodynamics; Flight Dynamics; Fluid Dynamics; Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion; Nozzle Performance In all, this CD-ROM has over 13,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable. Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a great reference work and educational tool.
title: 21st Century Complete Guide To Wind Tunnels: Nasa Ames Research Center, Nasa Langley Research Center, U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base And Arnold Engineering Development Center
titlecomplete: 21st Century Complete Guide To Wind Tunnels: Nasa Ames Research Center, Nasa Langley Research Center, U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base And Arnold Engineering Development Center (Cd Rom)