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The world’s largest motion flight simulator, the VMS moves within a ten-story tower at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.

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The 80-by-120 foot test section is the world's largest wind tunnel and is capable of testing a full size Boeing 737 at velocities up to 100 knots. The 40-by-80 foot wind tunnel circuit is capable of providing test velocities up to 300 knots. The facility is composed of two large test sections and a common, six-fan drive system. NFAC is a unique facility primarily used for determining aerodynamic characteristics of large-scale and full-scale rotorcraft and powered-lift V/STOL aircraft, as well as testing of wind turbines, parachutes, trucks, and other non-traditional types of testing. National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) These tests include cruise performance, lateral and longitudinal stability, structural loads, and aeroelastic and dynamic load measurements. The Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel has contributed to the America's preeminence in the jet age both in commercial and military aviation testing models from the Douglas DC-8 to commercial transports that will be flying in the near future. 03-3.5 and utilizes a single common drive and two compressors. The three-testing-section configuration covers Mach number. This wind tunnel complex was developed by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA's predecessor) to serve the emerging need for supersonic research and development following World War II. The duration of such testing can range from a few seconds to more than an hour, and from one exposure to multiple exposures of the same sample. The facilities of the Arc Jet Complex are used to simulate the aerothermodynamic heating that a spacecraft endures throughout hypersonic atmospheric entry, and to test candidate TPS materials and systems. Such a history has fostered the growth of extensive local expertise in the development and refinement of the arc jet facilities. The Ames Arc Jet Complex has a rich heritage of over 55 years in Thermal Protection System (TPS) development for every NASA Space Transportation and Planetary program including Apollo, Space Shuttle, Viking, Pioneer-Venus, Galileo, Mars Pathfinder, MER heatshield, Stardust, NASP, X-33, X-34, SHARP-B1 and B2, X-37 WLE TPS and most recently CEV/Orion heatshield development and Mars Science Laboratory TPS.

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The Ballistic Range Complex currently consists of three facilities: the Ames Vertical Gun Range (AVGR), the Hypervelocity Free Flight Aerodynamic Facility (HFFAF), and the Hypervelocity Free Flight Gun Development Facility (HFFGDF). Together, they offer a unique set of testing possibilities for a wide variety of hypervelocity topics, including the aerodynamics and flow field characteristics of entry vehicles (either for Earth entry or other planetary atmospheres) and other hypersonic vehicles, meteor or asteroid impacts on a planet or moon surface, and micrometeoroid impacts on a spacecraft. The Range Complex has a comprehensive suite of highly adaptable, world-class test hardware and a staff with extensive expertise garnered from a wide range of test experience.

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If you have any questions on the tour offerings, or the visitor badging process please contact Valerie Escobar ( sign up for one of the below tour options, please visit the registration page here. Please do not sign up for more than one tour group. Group sizes will be limited to 10 people for each tour option on a first-come, first-served basis. US persons who DO hold a NASA badge should submit a request via NAMs to request “ARC Physical Access”.Īll Visitors will need to wear a masks while indoors at all Ames facilities.

Please indicate your sponsor is Valerie Escobar (65). US persons who DO NOT hold a NASA badge will need to complete a pre-approval visitor form hereand return to Ames Visitor Registration via fax, encrypted email or hand delivery 24-48 hours before the tour. We are pleased to offer 16 walking tours of NASA Ames on August 31, 2022.Īll tours are open to foreign nationals from non-designated countries, however foreign nationals from designated countries ( listed here) will not be eligible.Īll non-US Persons (US Citizens or Permanent Residents) require an additional screening requirement before a visitor badge can be issued - please contact Valerie Escobar ( to initiate the process.

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