When Langley was formed, the United States was far behind Europe in aeronautical technology, and Langley's first wind tunnel housed in Building 60 was essentially a replica of a 10 year old British wind tunnel. The Langley tunnel, known as the 5 Foot Atmospheric Wind Tunnel was virtually obsolete even before it began operations. The Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory was the first facility built by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Langley would be the only NACA test facility until the 1940s and it was home to some of the most advanced research equipment and scientists/engineers during the golden age of aviation development. However, this reputation for excellence had very humble origins, beginning with the dedication of the first federally funded wind tunnel on June 11, 1920. | |
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