National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:U._S._military
private industry
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1958
gptkbp:established testing protocols
engineering standards
research methodologies
data collection techniques
aeronautical research centers
gptkbp:focus gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkbp:founded 1915
gptkbp:funding gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkbp:head NACA's research programs
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Langley_Research_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
gptkbp:influenced aerospace engineering
aviation safety standards
aircraft performance improvements
modern aeronautics
NASA's formation
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh
gptkb:Robert_H._Goddard
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:T._E._Mc_Culloh
gptkb:Hugh_L._Dryden
gptkb:George_W._Lewis
gptkbp:notable_project gptkb:NACA_airfoil_series
gptkb:NACA_cowling
gptkb:NACA_wind_tunnel
gptkb:Langley_Aerodrome
gptkb:X-15_rocket_plane
gptkbp:operational_until gptkb:1958
gptkbp:parent_organization gptkb:United_States_government
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Commerce
gptkbp:publications NACA Reports
NACA Research Memorandums
NACA Technical Memorandums
NACA Technical Reports
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:space_exploration
aerodynamics
flight safety
propulsion
spacecraft design
gptkbp:successor gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3