Pushing Boundaries

An NFAC Sunset

The National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at NASA’s Ames Research Center is the largest wind tunnel in the world. At 80 by 120 feet, the open-circuit wind tunnel draws air in through the 360 foot wide by 130 foot high air intake. The air then goes through the 120 foot wide by 80 foot [...]

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All We Are is Dust in the Wind(tunnel)

A simple wind tunnel built by simple men to design a simple plane

I design wind tunnels among other things. That’s my job. It’s a fun job and I get to travel all over working on wind tunnels and all sorts of facilities. Because of this, I have a deep appreciation for historic wind tunnels. Like the one above. Continue reading All We Are is Dust in the Wind(tunnel)