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Flight Research Laboratory

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Flight Research Laboratory
aerial view from 2010
Alternative namesLRC Building 1244
The Hangar
General information
Statusactive
Typeaircraft hangar
LocationHampton, VA
CountryUSA
Current tenantsLangley Research Center
Construction started1949
Completed1951
Cost$3,018,000 (1951)
Renovation cost$141,395 (1959)
ClientNACA
References
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The Flight Research Laboratory (building 1244) at NASA's Langley Research Center houses fixed and rotary wing aircraft used in atmospheric and flight research. It also housed simulation equipment used during the Gemini and Apollo programs such as the Rendezvous Docking Simulator (which remains stowed in the ceiling of the hangar) and Projector Planetarium.

The hangar consists of 295 feet (90 m) by 330 feet (100 m) of clear space and features a 300 feet (91 m) by 40 feet (12 m) door with an additional door for the tail section of large aircraft and covers 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2) with an additional 1,007,500 cubic feet (28,530 m3) of laboratory spaces. At the time of its construction it was one of the largest structures of its kind in the world. The hangar is heated by a radiant heating system consisting of hot water circulated beneath the concrete floor.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "NACA 36th Anniversary". Air Scoop. 10 (11). March 16, 1951. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^ LRC Operations Branch Bldg 1244 6-1-66