wind tunnel instrumentation
1Wind tunnel — A wind tunnel is a research tool developed to assist with studying the effects of air moving over or around solid objects.Ways that wind speed and flow are measured in wind tunnels: * Threads can be attached to the surface of study objects to… …
2Hypersonic wind tunnel — A hypersonic wind tunnel is designed to generate a hypersonic flow field in the working section. The speed of these tunnels vary from Mach 5 to 15. As with supersonic wind tunnels, these types of tunnels must run intermittently with very high… …
3Trisonic wind tunnel — The Trisonic Wind Tunnel (TWT) is a wind tunnel in El Segundo, California. It was built by North American Aviation in the 1950s. This tunnel is so named because it is capable of testing in three speed regimes subsonic, transonic, and supersonic,… …
4Bill Tindall — Howard Wilson Bill Tindall, Jr. (February 20, 1925 November 20, 1995) was a NASA engineer and manager. He was an early expert in orbital mechanics and coordinated mission techniques during the Apollo program. In the words of flight director Gene… …
5aerospace industry — Introduction assemblage of manufacturing concerns that deal with vehicular flight within and beyond the Earth s atmosphere. (The term aerospace is derived from the words aeronautics and spaceflight.) The aerospace industry is engaged in the …
6Ames Research Center — Ames Research Center …
7flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… …
8Scramjet programs — This page describes a number of research and testing programs for the development of supersonic combustion ramjets (scramjets) Many of these programs have their own pages, but an attempt is made here to provide a short overview of a large number… …
9National Aerospace Laboratory — Nationaal Lucht en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium (NLR) Type Non profit organisation Industry Aerospace Founded 1919 (RSL) …
10Gerald Bull — Gerald Vincent Bull (March 9, 1928 March 22, 1990) was a Canadian engineer who developed long range artillery. He moved from project to project in his quest to economically launch a satellite using a huge artillery piece. To this end he designed… …
