14 C.F.R. § 1210.1 Introduction.
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(a) Authority. The regulations, as they apply to the Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan facilities, are promulgated under authority of the Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949, as amended, codified at 50 U.S.C. 511–515. This statute states “The facilities authorized * * * shall be operated and staffed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration but shall be available primarily industry for testing experimental models in connection with the development of aircraft and missiles. Such tests shall be scheduled and conducted in accordance with industry's requirements, and allocation of laboratory time shall be made in accordance with the public interest, with proper emphasis upon the requirements of each military service and due consideration of civilian needs.” (b) Unitary wind tunnel plan facilities. The unitary wind tunnel plan facilities are the Ames Research Center 11- by 11-foot wind tunnel, 9- by 7-foot wind tunnel, and 8- by 7-foot wind tunnel; the Langley Research Center 4- by 4-foot high Mach number test section and the 4- by 4-foot low Mach number test section; and the Lewis Research Center 10- by 10-foot wind tunnel. These wind tunnels are operated by NASA for industry, NASA, the Department of Defense, and other Government agency projects. (c) National aeronautical facilities. The national aeronautical facilities include the National Transonic Facility (NTF) at Langley Research Center and the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex, consisting of the 40- by 80-foot and the 80- by 120-foot wind tunnels and related support facilities at Ames Research Center. These facilities are operated by NASA for industry, NASA, the Department of Defense, and other Government agency projects. (d) All other wind tunnels. All other NASA wind tunnels will be used primarily for NASA research. However, all of these wind tunnels may be used for industry work when it is in the public interest either in joint programs with NASA or on a fee basis. (e) NASA policy. All the projects to be performed in any of the NASA wind tunnels must be appropriate to the facility.
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PART 1210—DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR INDUSTRY IN NASA WIND TUNNELS
§ 1210.1 Introduction.
