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New @NASA wind tunnel alert 🚨✈️🚀
Check out some highlights from the opening of NASA Langley's Flight Dynamics Research Facility!
Using four massive eight-bladed fans powered by 750-horsepower motors, this facility can generate wind speeds two times faster than its predecessors. The research and testing done here will help us design spacecraft and aircraft — and help improve your future flights.
Leaders gathered at Langley today for the wind tunnel's ribbon-cutting ceremony. Learn more:
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It’s official! @NASA’s newest wind tunnel is now open ✅🎉
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility at NASA Langley will help us test aircraft designs to make your travel faster, safer, and quieter.
@NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman and other government and industry leaders unveiled the wind tunnel during a ribbon-cutting ceremony today. More:
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Sneak a peek inside @NASA's newest wind tunnel — opening this Friday, July 31!
Watch to take a closer look at the Flight Dynamic Research Facility's state-of-the-art control room, one of its powerful fans, and a lobby space honoring the past as it prepares to propel a new era of flight research.
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