NASA Ames Research Center photos from the 1940s

Construction of the Ring Section of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at NACA Ames.

Aerial View Of The Site From The 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel At Nasa Ames Research Center.

Computers reading from the Manometer Board of the 16 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Aerial View of the Nearly Completed 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames

Construction of the Fan Drive Enclosure of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.

Computers processing data from the 16 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames Research Center.

Construction of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.

Construction of the Ring leading to the Test Section of the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Computers calculating data from teh Ames 16 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Full Scale Tunnel Motors Under Construction.

Mounting Douglas XSB2D-1 Airplane In 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Ryan FR-1 in NACA Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Ryan FR-1 in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel from below.

A Clark Y Airfoil, mounted in the 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

Installation of the Douglas XSB2D-1 in the Test Section of the 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames.

Douglas BTD-1 airplane.

Mounting Douglas SB-2D Airplane in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel at NACA Ames Research Center.

ARC-1969-AAL-5993. Six, 40-Foot-Diameter Fans in the Ames 40x80 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Douglas BTD-1 airplane

Northrop N9M-2 Airplane.

Douglas A-26B Airplane in Ames 40x80 Wind Tunnel.

Swept wing with inboard split flaps in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

Nacelles and props in 40x80 foot wind tunnel at Ames.

McDonald XP-85 Airplane in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

F-84F jet airplane in the Ames 40X80 foot wind tunnel.

NACA Ames Laboratory Building, South West.

SWEPT-BACK WING. MODEL IN 6X6' W.T.