Variable Density Tunnel
United States historic place in Hampton (Independent City), Virginia. Built 1921 by Michael Max Munk. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Variable Density Tunnel (VDT) was the second wind tunnel at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Langley Research Center. Proposed by German aerospace engineer, Max Munk, student of Ludwig Prandtl, it was the world's first variable density wind tunnel and allowed for more accurate testing of small-scale models than could be obtained with atmospheric wind tunnels.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Langley Research Center, Hampton (Independent City), VA |
| County | Hampton County |
| Listed | Oct 3, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85002795 |
| Built | 1921 |
| Architect | Michael Max Munk |
| Type of place | wind tunnel |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Langley Research Center, Hampton (Independent City), VA |
| Coordinates | 37.07880, -76.34382 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Monroe National Monument · 5 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85002795. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.