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April 1955: Whitcomb examines a model aircraft designed in accordance with his area rule.
April 1955: Whitcomb examines a model aircraft designed in accordance with his area rule.
The F-106 Delta Dart, a development of the F-102 Delta Dagger, shows the "wasp-waisted" shaping due to area rule considerations
The F-106 Delta Dart, a development of the F-102 Delta Dagger, shows the "wasp-waisted" shaping due to area rule considerations
NASA Convair 990 with antishock bodies on the rear of the wings
NASA Convair 990 with antishock bodies on the rear of the wings
Northrop F-5 showing fuselage waisting
Northrop F-5 showing fuselage waisting
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The inscription on the wall is NACA's mission statement: "...It shall be the duty of the advisory committee for aeronautics to supervise and direct th
The inscription on the wall is NACA's mission statement: "...It shall be the duty of the advisory committee for aeronautics to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight with a view to their practical solution ..." By an Act of Congress Approved March 3, 1915
The first meeting of the NACA in 1915
The first meeting of the NACA in 1915
The NACA Test Force at the High-Speed Flight Station in Edwards, California. The white aircraft in the foreground is a Douglas Skyrocket.
The NACA Test Force at the High-Speed Flight Station in Edwards, California. The white aircraft in the foreground is a Douglas Skyrocket.
An engineer makes final calibrations to a model mounted in the 6-by-6-foot (1.8 m × 1.8 m) supersonic wind tunnel.
An engineer makes final calibrations to a model mounted in the 6-by-6-foot (1.8 m × 1.8 m) supersonic wind tunnel.