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Grooved Concrete Runway Section

During the 1960s, NASA developed grooved runways to channel away water and improve traction for aircraft. By reducing the effects of hydroplaning, grooved runways minimize the chance of aircraft sliding off a wet runway during landing. The technology has since been applied to highway design. This section of concrete runway was used for testing by NASA’s Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.

Transferred from NASA

Display Status

This object is on display in America by Air at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

America by Air

Object Details

Type

MEMORABILIA-Miscellaneous

Owner

NASA - Headquarters, Research Program Management

Dimensions

3-D: 61 × 39.4 × 12.1cm, 59kg (24 × 15 1/2 × 4 3/4 in., 130lb.)

Materials

concrete

Inventory Number

A20170090000

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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