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The Flight Research Building, better known as the Hangar, was one of seven original buildings completed by 1945 at the newly constructed Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory (AERL).


NASA Glenn Research Center hangar at night C-1955-40377: F-89 aircraft parked on the hangar apron
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C2009-1140: Technician installs icing instrumentation on the S-3 aircraft  C2009-1140
Technician in the Flight Research Building tests new icing instrumentation on Glenn's S-3B Viking research aircraft.
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C2009-342: Snowplowing on Taylor Road in front of the Flight Research Building  C2009-342
Snowplowing on Taylor Road in front of the Flight Research Building.
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C2008-3542: Ares I-X segment leaves the Flight Research Building for KSC  C2008-3542
An upper stage simulator segment for the Ares I-X test flight sceduled in 2009 is seen departing the Flight Research Building.
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C2008-3200: GRC employees gathered in the Hangar to help create this image celebrating NASA's 50th Anniversary  C2008-3200
GRC employees gathered in the Hangar to help create this image celebrating NASA's 50th Anniversary.
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C2007-2654: S-3B Viking photographed making an approach into Cleveland Hopkins Airport  C2007-2654
NASA Glenn's newest aircraft, an S-3B Viking, photographed making an approach into Cleveland Hopkins Airport.
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C2007-1876: F-16 Fighting Falcon, part of the USAF Thunderbirds aerial display team, parked on the apron of the Flight Research Building  C2007-1876
F-16 Fighting Falcon, part of the USAF Thunderbirds aerial display team, parked on the apron of the Flight Research Building.
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C2007-100: View from the main gate of the NASA Glenn Research Center at sunset  C2007-100
View from the main gate of the NASA Glenn Research Center at sunset.
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C2003-127: NASA Lear Jet being de-iced in front of the Flight Research Building  C2003-127
NASA Lear Jet being de-iced in front of the Flight Research Building.
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C95-4433: NASA Glenn's OV-10 research aircraft in flight  C95-4433
NASA Glenn's OV-10 Bronco research aircraft in flight. The OV-10 was originally used by the military as a light attck and observation aircraft.
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C95-4433: NASA Glenn's OV-10 research aircraft in flight  C90-2041
NASA Glenn's T-34 training aircraft banking around downtown Cleveland.
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C95-4433: United Technologies Hamilton Standard experimental aircraft  C83-7388
United Technologies Hamilton Standard experimental aircraft.
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C72-1873: Researchers examine the Quiet Engine Test set up on the apron of the Flight Research Building  C72-1873
Researchers examine the Quiet Engine Test set up on the apron of the Flight Research Building.
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C49-23330: F-82 aircraft with guided missile on hangar apron preparing for takeoff  C49-23330
F-82 Twin Mustang aircraft prepares for takeoff on the hangar apron (1949). The two fuselage fighter was used during the Korean War.
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C47-18108: P-59 twin turbojet aircraft on the apron of the Flight Research Building  C47-18108
P-59 Airacomet twin turbojet aircraft on the apron of the Flight Research Building (1947). The P-59 was the first American jet-powered fighter.
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C46-15737: P-80 'Shooting Star' jet aircraft on the apron of the Flight Research Building  C46-15737
P-80 'Shooting Star' jet aircraft on the apron of the Flight Research Building. The P-80 was the first jet manufactured in the United States (1946).
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C46-14738: P-61 aircraft on the apron of the Flight Research Building  C46-14738
P-61 Black Widow aircraft on the apron of the Flight Research Building (1946). The P-61 was a radar-equipped night fighter used during WWII.
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C44-5416: Various military aircraft housed in the Flight Research Building (1944)  C44-5416
Various military aircraft housed in the Flight Research Building (1944).
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C44-5416: Various military aircraft housed in the Flight Research Building (1944)  C43-1872
Memphis Belle bomber and crew visit the Center during a war bond-raising tour in 1943.
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