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	+ GRC Home + GRC Facilities Home The 9x15 specializes in evaluating aerodynamic performance and acoustic characteristics of fans, nozzles, inlets, propellers, and hot gas-ingestion of advanced Short Takeoff Vertical Landing (STOVL) systems.		8x6/9x15 Wind Tunnel Complex Video View an in-depth video about the capabilities of the 8x6 and 9x15 Wind Tunnel Complex (12 min, 18 sec.) + View Video (Flash Player 7 or higher required) C98-1786 Progress toward quieter aircraft: Allison Low Speed Noise Fan with swept/leaned stators mounted in the 9'x15' Low Speed Wind Tunnel. + View Enlargement C97-3966 Progress toward quieter aircraft: Alternative Low Noise Fan System mounted in the 9'x15' Low Speed Wind Tunnel + View Enlargement C96-1138 Technician at work on the Lockheed Short Takeoff Vertical Landing (STOVL) model mounted in the 9x15 Low Speed Wind Tunnel. + View Enlargement C93-7356 Laser imaging of exhaust from the Supersonic Short Takeoff Vertical Landing (STOVL) hot gas ingestion model mounted in the 9'x15' Low Speed Wind Tunnel. + View Enlargement NASA Image Exchange Search visual media across all the NASA Centers + View the site GRC ImageNet Search the image archive at NASA Glenn + View the site NASA's Greatest Images View a searchable collection of NASA's best images + View the site Get Flash Player + Download now
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