Wind tunnel at Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, 1947 (human in bottom right for scale)

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EngineeringEnglish · 1 year ago

The 40 x 80-foot wind tunnel at Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California. At the time of its construction it was the largest wind tunnel in the world. 1947.

Source: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/nasa-wind-tunnels-photos/

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