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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 27, Vertical Wind Tunnel, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH
Summary
Significance: The Vertical Wind Tunnel was built during World War II to test parachute performance and aircraft spin characteristics. Despite a remarkably simple design and relatively low operating cost, the tunnel has contributed to numerous advances in aeronautical technology. It is largely unaltered and still in use.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N108, N115
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N414
Survey number: HAER OH-79-A
Building/structure dates: 1945 Initial Construction
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Potter, Tyler & Martin
Hunt & Allen
Frank Messer & Sons
Pfueller, Lisa, transmitter
Location
Dayton (Ohio), 39.75895, -84.19161
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
