Langley's 50th Year

Abstract

This video gives an historical overview of Langley Research Center's major achievements in aeronautics and astronautics research between the years 1917-1967. Historical footage accompanies explanation of research into wind tunnel, spin tunnel, and hydrodynamic test tanks for studying aircraft airflow, wartime research into overwater combat ditching, diving, and braking, the X series aircraft experiments with supersonic flight, helicopter and vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, airport landing studies, and early prototypes for the Space Shuttle.