Flight research at NASA Langley Research Center.9780738544373 Flight research at NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Langley Research Center Langley Research Center (LaRC) Oldest of NASA's field centers, LaRC is located in Hampton, Virginia and directly borders Poquoson, Virginia and Langley Air Force Base. LaRC focuses primarily on aeronautical research, though the Lunar Lander was flight-tested at this facility and a . Chambers, Mark A. Arcadia Publishing 2007 127 pages $19.99 Paperback Images of aviation TL862 This pictorial history of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau Laboratory starts with its creation in 1915 as a response to the
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics “NACA” redirects here. For other uses, see NACA (disambiguation).The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was a U.S. federal agency founded on March 3, 1915 to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research. , and shows how this institution prompted the aviation boom through subsequent decades. Chambers, a government and defense contractor, has assembled over 200 photographs from Langley's archives that outline the role of this institution through World War II, the Cold War and the eventual formation of NASA. Written for those who enjoy aviation history, this book also explains Langley's role in developing general and commercial aviation technologies. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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