NACA/NASA Langley Field Aircraft Log Books
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics [NACA], created by act of Congress, 3 March 1915, and its successor, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] operate an aeronautical research center on Langley AFB, Hampton, VA. Work at the Langley Research Center has ranged over a wide variety of aeronautical subject intended to extend performance, efficiency, and capability of aircraft. Operations at Langley extend from theoretical and wind-tunnel experiments through full scale flight testing.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0056
Creator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center
Date
1923-1964
bulk 1934-1940, 1951-1960
Provenance
NASA, Transfer, 1969, XXXX-0056
Extent
2.18 Cubic feet ((2 records center boxes))
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Logs (records)
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of original aircraft, engine, and equipment log books of aircraft operated by NACA and NASA from Langley Research Center. Each log represents a history of the aircraft/engine/equipment from its manufacture, through its pre-NACA/NASA service, and during its operation by that agency.
Genre/Form
Logs (records)
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Creator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center
Names
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Langley Research Center
United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Topic
Airplanes -- Motors
Airplanes -- Flight testing
Aeronautics, Military -- Research
Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics
Wind tunnels
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
