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Accession Number:
ADA279494
Title:
Design Features and Operational Characteristics of the Langley Pilot Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel
Descriptive Note:
Technical memo.
Corporate Author:
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION HAMPTON VA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
Report Date:
1974-09-23
Pagination or Media Count:
61.0
Abstract:
A theoretical investigation by Smelt in 1945 indicated that the use of air at cryogenic temperatures would permit larged reductions of wind-tunnel size and power requirements in comparision with a wind tunnel operated at normal tmeperature.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE