Full Scale Tunnel
Also known as: 30- by 60-Foot TunnelLangley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Map
Coordinates:
+37.08284, -76.3415437°04'58" N, 76°20'30" W
Quadrangle map:Hampton
Description
In operation since 1931, this is the first full-scale wind tunnel built by NACA. It greatly contributed to the design of an entire new generation of aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, October 3, 1985
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985
- Reference number
- 85002796
- Areas of significance
- Other; Military; Engineering; Science
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Structure
- Historic functions
- Air-related; Research facility
- Current functions
- Air-related; Research facility
- Periods of significance
- 1950-1974; 1975-2000; 1925-1949
- Significant years
- 1931; 1985