In 1950 Langley tested the drag characteristics of what was then the world's fastest submarine, the Albacore, in the 30 x 60 Full Scale Tunnel. Water and air are both essentially fluids of different densities. Air traveling at high speed can simulate water traveling at lower speed for many purposes.

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Size: 1614px × 2068px
Photo credit: © ART Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: albacore, full, langley, naca, scale, submarine, tunnel