Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (Mountain View, California)

Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
Aerial view of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel complex, 1974
Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (Mountain View, California) is located in San Jose, California
Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (Mountain View, California)
Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (Mountain View, California) is located in California
Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (Mountain View, California)
Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (Mountain View, California) is located in the United States
Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (Mountain View, California)
LocationMountain View, California
Coordinates37°25′0.9″N 122°3′37.71″W / 37.416917°N 122.0604750°W / 37.416917; -122.0604750
Built1955
NRHP reference No.85002799
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1985[1]
Designated NHLOctober 3, 1985[2]

The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, located at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California, United States, is a research facility used extensively to design and test new generations of aircraft, both commercial and military, as well as NASA space vehicles, including the Space Shuttle. The facility was completed in 1955 and is one of five facilities created after the 1949 Unitary Plan Act supporting aeronautics research.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
  2. ^ "Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-04-12.