Flight Research Laboratory


The Flight Research Laboratory 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 and Projector Planetarium.
The hangar consists of by of clear space and features a by door with an additional door for the tail section of large aircraft and covers with an additional 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 circulated beneath the concrete floor.