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Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel | |
Location | Mountain View, California |
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Coordinates | 37°25′0.9″N 122°3′37.71″W / 37.416917°N 122.0604750°W |
Built | 1955 |
NRHP reference No. | 85002799 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 3, 1985[1] |
Designated NHL | October 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.