NASA to let university operate wind tunnel it had phased out.(Originated from Newport News Daily Press)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: August 19, 1996| Author: Stradling, Richard | Copyright information

HAMPTON, Va. _ The granddaddy of NASA Langley wind tunnels is coming out of retirement. NASA has agreed to let Old Dominion University conduct research inside its 30-by-60-foot wind tunnel, a massive structure overlooking the Back River at Langley Air Force Base. NASA closed the 65-year-old tunnel last fall as a money-saving measure.

The university hopes to use the tunnel for research that is not currently being done at Langley, including aerodynamic tests on automobiles, tr...

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