Partners in Freedom: Contributions of the Langley Research Center to U.S. Military Aircraft of the 1990's

摘要: Established in 1917 as the nation#s first civil aeronautics research laboratory under National Advisory Commit-tee for Aeronautics (NACA), Langley was a small that solved problems of flight military and aviation. Throughout history, has maintained working partnership with Department Defense, U.S. industry, universities, other government agencies to support defense nation research. During World War II, directed virtually all its workforce facilities aircraft. Following war, balanced program projects undertaken. In some instances from one aircraft helped solve problem another. At conclusion programs, obtained models additional tests learn more about previously unknown phenomena. The data also proved useful later developmental programs. Many inventory late 1999 were over 20 years old. activities contributed development these began 50 prior. This publication documents role, early concept stages solving fleet aircraft, played United States 1990's.