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Aerial View of NACA's Lewis Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory

The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio as seen from the west in May 1946. The Cleveland Municipal Airport is located directly behind. The la... More

Rocket Research Presentation at the NACA's 1947 Inspection

Researcher John Sloop briefs visitors on his latest rocket engine research during the 1947 Inspection at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. The NACA had b... More

8 Foot High Speed Wind Tunnel - NASA wind tunnel. Public domain image.

Description: (June 13, 1950) Because the slots he was designing opened directly into the 8 foot High Speed Tunnel's hazardous igloo-shaped test chamber, where high levels of pressure, temperature, and noise wou... More

Construction of the Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2

Construction of the Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2 at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. When it began operation in late 1952, the Propulsion S... More

NACA Computer Operates an IBM Telereader

A staff member from the Computing Section at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory operates an International Business Machines (IBM) telereader at the 8- by 6... More

Ammonia Oxidation Plant at Plum Brook Ordnance Works

An ammonia oxidation plant at the Plum Brook Ordnance Works near Sandusky, Ohio, which later became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Plum Brook Station. During World War II the ordnanc... More

Rocket Propellant Talk at the 1957 NACA Lewis Inspection

A researcher works a demonstration board in the Rocket Engine Test Facility during the 1957 Inspection of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in Cleveland, ... More

Impact Landing Dynamics Facility Crash Test

Photographed on: 08/03/75. -- By 1972 the Lunar Landing Research Facility was no longer in use for its original purpose. The 400-foot high structure was swiftly modified to allow engineers to study the dynamics... More

TEST FACILITIES AND HARDWARE AT THE SPECIAL PROJECTS LABORATORY SPL

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 7/20/1979 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 24 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

TEST FACILITIES AND HARDWARE AT THE SPECIAL PROJECTS LABORATORY SPL

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 7/20/1979 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 24 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Coherent Turbulence Rig in the Engine Research Building

An engineer examines the Coherent Turbulence Rig in the Engine Research Building at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center. Coherent turbulence occurs when waves of unifo... More