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Testing Tools for Flight
Testing Tools for Flight

Christine Pastor, an AeroMechanical Test Engineer with Sierra Lobo, Inc, works in Glenn’s 8×6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.

Supersonic Aircraft Model
Supersonic Aircraft Model

A 1.79 percent scale model of a future concept supersonic aircraft built by The Boeing Company in the 8×6 Wind…

Like the Sound of Thunder
Like the Sound of Thunder

A sonic boom is caused by an object moving faster than sound.

To Go Fast, Start Small
To Go Fast, Start Small

Kyle Webster checks that the subscale model of a future low-boom supersonic aircraft is correctly installed.

2.8% Ares 1 Acoustic Reentry Wind Tunnel Model
2.8% Ares 1 Acoustic Reentry Wind Tunnel Model

Test to determine fluctuating pressure environments from a 2.8% scale Ares I first stage configuration to verify and update reentry…

0.65% Scale Tri-Jet Low-Boom Model 1044
0.65% Scale Tri-Jet Low-Boom Model 1044

Tri-jet supersonic transport low-boom model 1044 mounted in Ames 9-by 7-toot supersonic wind tunnel for measurement of sonic boom and…

Space Shuttle Model Testing
Space Shuttle Model Testing

Pictured here is a three percent space shuttle model testing for return to flight in the Ames 9×7 wind tunnel.

Space Station Flyover of British Columbia’s Coast Mountains
Space Station Flyover of British Columbia’s Coast Mountains

ESA astronaut Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) took this photograph over the west coast of Canada from the International Space Station on…

NASA Centers Team Up to Tackle Sonic Boom
NASA Centers Team Up to Tackle Sonic Boom

Inside NASA Ames’ 9- by 7-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, researcher Don Durston inspects the mounting hardware for the 16-inch scale…

2D Inlet Coldpipe Test
2D Inlet Coldpipe Test

2D Inlet Coldpipe Test in the 10×10 Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel.