Langley Research Center - Definition

Langley Research Center (LaRC) Oldest of NASA's field centers, LaRC is located in Hampton, Virginia, and focuses primarily on aeronautical research. Established in 1917 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the Center currently devotes two-thirds of its programs to aeronautics, and the rest to space. LaRC researchers use more than 40 wind tunnels to study improved aircraft and spacecraft safety, performance, and efficiency.

External links

• Langley Research Center website (http://www.larc.nasa.gov/)
• Spaceflight Revolution: NASA Langley Research Center from Sputnik to Apollo (NASA SP-4308, 1995) (http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4308/sp4308.htm)
• Crafting Flight: Aircraft Pioneers and the Contributions of the Men and Women of NASA Langley Research Center (NASA SP-2003-4316) (http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/ltrs/dublincore/2003/spec/NASA-2003-sp4316.html)
• Engineer in Charge: A History of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory,1917-1958 (NASA SP-4305, 1987) (http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4305/sp4305.htm)
• (PDF) Concept to Reality: Contributions of the NASA Langley Research Center to U.S. Civil Aircraft of the 1990s (NASA SP-2003-4529) (http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/ltrs/PDF/2003/spec/NASA-2003-sp4529.pdf)
• (PDF) Partners in Freedom: Contributions of the Langley Research Center to U.S. Military Aircraft of the 1990s (NASA SP-2000-4519) (http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/ltrs/PDF/2000/spec/NASA-2000-sp4519.pdf)