Wind tunnels are critical research tools for designing efficient aircraft.
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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
No aircraft flies without wind tunnel testing. This massive wind tunnel fan was one of two fitted to NASA’s Full Scale Wind Tunnel at its research center in Hampton, Virginia. Built in 1931, the tunnel could hold aircraft with up to a 12 meter (40 foot) wingspan.