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| Aerial view of the LSWL and Hover facilities at NWRIP Dallas just after the 1965 enhancements. (VAHF Collection) |
The 1965 additions to the wind tunnel included outdoor and indoor hover facilities. At the time ADAM, C-142 and a whole host of VTOL/STOL designs were begin tested at Dallas.
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| Outdoor hover facility as part of the LSWT. (VAHF Collection) |
The facility was modified again in 1971. The facility has run tests on Vought products and designs from the Regulus, Crusader, Corsair II. Other contracted work included: football stadiums, cars, laser bomb seekers, missiles, parachutes and even the space shuttle.
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| Fan unit for the LSWT (VAHF Collection) |
The following images are a sampling of projects that were tested in the LSWT.
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| TFX Weapons Integration (VAHF Collection) |
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| B-52 Missile Integration (VAHF Collection) |
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| Tilt Rotor (VAHF Collection) |
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| Retractable Roof Sports Stadium (VAHF Collection) |
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| ACES II Ejection Seat? (VAHF Collection) |
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| RC-130S Battlefield Illumination Airborne System (BIAS) (VAHF Collection) |
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| NASA Shuttle Test (VAHF Collection) |
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| NASA Shuttle Test (VAHF Collection) |
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| Lockheed Star Clipper (VAHF Collection) |
