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Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel

Moffett Field, California
County of Santa Clara.
National Register Number: 85002799
 Resource type: Structure.
Property type: Engineering Structure. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2005.
Congressional District: CA-8 Certified Local Government: NO

Statement of Significance (as of designation - October 3, 1985):
Constructed in the early 1950s, this is a significant example of the research facilities created by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), parent agency of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It was used extensively in designing new generations of commercial as well as military aircraft, and in testing NASA space vehicles, including the Space Shuttle.


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