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Fokker plane sideview D-VII
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Mr. Paul King S.E.5 close up
As part of the project FIRE study, technicians ready materials to be subjected to high temperatures that will simulate the effects of re-entry heating. Tests of various space capsule materials for Project FIRE were conducted. Photographed in the 9 X 6 Foot Thermal Structures Tunnel. Photograph published in Winds of Change, 75th Anniversary NASA publication, by James Schultz (page 78). Photograph also published in Engineer in Charge: A History of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1917-1958 by James R. Hansen (page 476).  Also Published in the book " A Century at Langley" by Joseph Chambers. Pg. 92
Project FIRE Flight Investigation Reentry Environment- Winds of Change