SP-4302 Adventures in Research: A History of Ames Research Center 1940-1965

Mar. 19, 1958, aerial view of NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory shortly before it became the NASA Ames Research Center.

Mar. 19, 1958, aerial view of NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory shortly before it became the NASA Ames Research Center. (1) Administration building, (2) Auditorium and cafeteria building, (3) Administration building annex, (4) Engineering and services building, (5) Low-density and heat-transfer wind tunnels, (6) 10- by 14-inch supersonic wind tunnel, (7) 12-foot pressure wind tunnel, auxiliaries building, (8) 12-foot pressure wind tunnel, (9) Fluid mechanics laboratory, (10) Supersonic free-flight wind tunnel, (11) Pressurized ballistic range, (12) Flight operations laboratory, (13) Airplane hangar and shop, (14) Structural fabrication shop, (15) Instrument research laboratory, (16) Model finishing shop, (17) 7- by 10-foot wind tunnel no. 1, (18) 7- by 10-foot wind tunnel no. 2 (19) 1- by 3 1/2-foot high-speed wind tunnel, (20) 14-foot transonic wind tunnel, (21) Electrical services building, (22) Technical services building, (23) 40- by 80-foot wind tunnel, (24) 2- by 2-foot transonic wind tunnel, (25) Hypervelocity ballistic range, (26) Atmosphere entry simulator, (27) Substation, (28) 6- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel, (29) Unitary Plan wind tunnels building, (30) 11-foot transonic wind tunnel, (31) 9- by 7-foot supersonic wind tunnel, (32) 8- by 7-foot supersonic wind tunnel, (33) Unitary Plan wind tunnels, auxiliaries building, (34) Hypervelocity airflow laboratory.

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