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Aerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics and Acoustics

Fundamental Aerodynamics Technologies
  • Basic Aerodynamic Research Tunnel
  • 15-inch Low-Speed Tunnel
  • 20 x 28 inch Shear Flow Facility
  • 2 x 3-ft Boundary Layer Tunnel
  • 20-inch Supersonic Wind Tunnel
  • Supersonic Low-Disturbance Tunnel
  • 7 x 11-inch Low-Speed Tunnel
  • Probe Calibration Tunnel

Applied Aerodynamic Technologies

  • 14x22 Subsonic Wind Tunnel
  • National Transonic Facility
  • 0.3-Meter Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel
  • Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
  • Jet Exit Test Facility

Acoustics Technologies

  • Anechoic Noise Research Facility
  • Jet Noise Laboratory
  • Mobile Acoustics Capability
  • Quiet Flow Facility
  • Aircraft Interior Acoustic Simulator
  • Flow Impedance Test Facility
  • Thermal Acoustic Fatigue Apparatus
  • Structural Acoustics Loads and Transmission Facility

Aerothermodynamic Technologies

  • 20-Inch Mach 6 Air Tunnel
  • 20-Inch Mach 6 CF4 Tunnel
  • 31-Inch Mach 10 Air Tunnel

Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion Technologies

  • Arc-Heated Scramjet Test Facility (AHSTF)
  • Combustion-Heated Scramjet Test Facility (CHSTF)
  • Direct-Connect Supersonic Combustion Test Facility (DCSCTF)
  • 8-Foot High-Temperature Tunnel (8-Ft. HTT)
  • Hypersonic Pulse (HYPULSE) facility
  • Mach 4 Blow Down Facility (M4BDF)

Structures and Materials

Materials Synthesis & Processing

  • Composite & Polymers Laboratory
  • Light Alloy Laboratory
  • Materials Research Laboratory

Analytical & Computational Methods

  • Immersive Design & Simulation Laboratory

Structural Concepts, Behavior, Durability & Damage Tolerance

  • Structures & Materials Laboratory
  • Combined Loads Test System Facility
  • Thermal Structures Laboratory
  • Hazardous Test Facility

Nondestructive Evaluation

  • Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory

Structural Dynamics & Landing Dynamics

  • Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility
  • Structural Dynamics Laboratory

Aeroelasticity & Unsteady Dynamics

  • Transonic Dynamics Tunnel
  • Rotorcraft Hover Test Facility

Airborne Systems

Guidance/Control & Vehicle Dynamics

  • 12-foot Low-Speed Tunnel
  • 20-Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel

Reliable Digital Systems

  • Systems & Airframe Failure Emulation Testing and Integration (SAFETI) Laboratory

Electromagnetics and Sensors Research

  • Low Frequency Tapered Chamber
  • Pilot Compact Range
  • Experimental Test Range
  • Mini Range
  • High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) Laboratory

Crew Systems and Operations

  • Intermediate Design & Evaluation Systems (IDEAS) Lab
  • Synthetic Vision Lab -- Concept Development
  • Air Traffic Operations Lab
 
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