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010			_a 2004017758
020			_a0833036424 (pbk. : alk. paper)
027			_aRAND/TR-134-NASA/OSD
035			_a(Sirsi) o56065410
037			_c$25.00 _fpaperback
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050	0	0	_aTL567.W5 _bW56 2004
245	0	0	_aWind tunnel and propulsion test facilities : _bsupporting analyses to an assessment of NASA's capabilities to serve national needs / _cPhilip S. Anton ... [et al.].
264		1	_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c2004.
300			_axxiii, 138 pages : _billustrations ; _c28 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"National Defense Research Institute."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 133-138).
505	0		_aIntroduction -- National Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facility Needs and NASA's Primary Facilities Serving These Needs -- Subsonic Wind Tunnels -- Transonic Wind Tunnels -- Supersonic Wind Tunnels -- Hypersonic Wind Tunnels -- Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Test Facilities -- Direct-Connect Propulsion Test Facilities.
520			_aThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) establishment and use of wind tunnel and propulsion test facilities have helped the United States build and maintain aerospace competitive advantage across the military, commercial, and space sectors. Are these major facilities continuing to serve the current and future needs of the nation at large? At the request of Congress and NASA, the RAND Corporation performed a yearlong study of the 31 such facilities at three NASA centers. The study examined current and future national needs for wind tunnel and propulsion test facilities, the technical competitiveness of NASA's facilities, functional overlap and redundancy among NASA facilities, and management issues. Through its findings, the RAND team provided many recommendations for NASA regarding the future of these facilities. This technical report supports a companion monograph (Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities: An Assessment of NASA's Capabilities to Serve National Needs, MG-178-NASA/OSD), providing more detailed data, observations, and conclusions.
530			_aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration _xResearch.
650		0	_aAeronautics _xResearch _zUnited States.
650		0	_aAirplanes _zUnited States _xJet propulsion.
650		0	_aAirplanes _zUnited States _xTesting.
650		0	_aWind tunnels.
700	1		_aAntón, Philip S. _eauthor.
700	1		_aJohnson, Dana J. _eauthor.
700	1		_aBlock, Michael. _eauthor.
700	1		_aBrown, Michael Scott. _eauthor.
700	1		_aDrezner, Jeffrey A. _eauthor.
700	1		_aDryden, J. A. _eauthor.
700	1		_aGritton, E. C. _eauthor.
700	1		_aHamilton, Thomas. _eauthor.
700	1		_aHogan, Thor. _eauthor.
700	1		_aMesic, Richard, _d1943- _eauthor.
700	1		_aPeetz, Deborah J. _eauthor.
700	1		_aRaman, Raj. _eauthor.
700	1		_aSteinberg, Paul, _d1953- _eauthor.
700	1		_aStrong, Joe. _eauthor.
700	1		_aTrimble, William P. G. _eauthor.
710	2		_aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.). _bAcquisition and Technology Policy Center.
710	2		_aRand Corporation.
710	1		_aUnited States. _bDepartment of Defense. _bOffice of the Secretary of Defense.
710	1		_aUnited States. _bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration.
856	4	1	_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/TR/TR134/
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