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Gust Tunnel

(L-43086): This phantom drawing shows the general arrangement of the Gust Tunnel opened in 1945. The tunnel that generated the vertical airflow is in the left building. Note the inclined catapult that launched the model planes into free flight through the vertical current of air.

 

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Image Number: L-43086

Date: Circa 1945

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Uploaded on August 5, 2013
Taken circa 1945