Space History Photo: Wing Flow Method
From NASA
Date: 13 November 2012 Time: 09:45 AM ET
|
|
A NACA technician prepares to use a P-51D for transonic testing. CREDIT: NACA. |
In this historic 1946 photo from the U.S. space agency, a semispan airplane model and flow-direction vane mounted on wing of P-51D airplane for transonic tests by wing-flow method.
The National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, (NACA) was a precursor to NASA. NACA was created by Congress in 1915.
Each weekday, SPACE.com looks back at the history of spaceflight through photos (archive).
MORE FROM SPACE.com
Image Albums
Countdowns
Topics
Infographics
