Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities: An Assessment of NASA's Capabilities to Serve National Needs

Abstract

This monograph reveals and discusses the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) wind tunnel and propulsion test facility management issues that are creating real risks to the United States' competitive aeronautics advantage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA428965

Entities

People

  • Dana J. Johnson
  • Eugene C. Gritton
  • Paul Steinberg
  • Philip S. Anton
  • Richard Mesic

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Craft
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Supersonic Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers