Flight Research Laboratory
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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 (89.9 m) by 330 feet (100.6 m) of clear space and features a 300 feet (91.4 m) by 40 feet (12.2 m) door with an additional door for the tail section of large aircraft and covers 70000 square feet (6,503.2 m²) with an additional 1007500 cubic feet (28,529.2 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 circualted beanth the concrete floor.
Langley Research Center
Langley Research Center is the oldest of NASA's field centers, located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It directly borders Poquoson, Virginia and Langley Air Force Base...
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
Rendezvous Docking Simulator
The Rendezvous Docking Simulator, also known as the Real-Time Dynamic Simulator, is a simulator at Langley Research Center in building. It was constructed for the Gemini program in building 1244 and it became operatioal in June1963 at a cost of $320,000 and later reconfigured for the Apollo program...
(which remains stowed in the ceiling of the hangar) and Projector Planetarium.
The hangar consists of 295 feet (89.9 m) by 330 feet (100.6 m) of clear space and features a 300 feet (91.4 m) by 40 feet (12.2 m) door with an additional door for the tail section of large aircraft and covers 70000 square feet (6,503.2 m²) with an additional 1007500 cubic feet (28,529.2 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 circualted beanth the concrete floor.