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NASA Center: Langley Research Center
Image # : L-3310
Date : 03/15/1929

Title

Variable Density Wind Tunnel

Full Description

Left to right: Eastman Jacobs, Shorty Defoe, Malvern Powell, and Harold Turner. In this photo taken on March 15, 1929, a quartet of NACA staff conduct tests on airfoils in the Variable Density Tunnel. (In 1985, the Variable Density Tunnel was declared a National Historic Landmark.) Eastman Jacobs is sitting (far left) at the control panel'.

Keywords

Variable Density Tunnel Eastman Jacobs Shorty Defoe Malvern Powell Harold Turner Langley NACA

Subject Category

NACA-LaRC, Wind Tunnels-Exterior,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: LARC
  • Center Number: L-3310
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001242

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NACA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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