Object Details
Owner
NASA - Headquarters, Research Program Management
Summary
Grooved Concrete Runway Section
During the 1960s, NASA developed grooved runways to channel away water and improve traction for aircraft. By reducing the effects of hydroplaning, grooved runways minimize the chance of aircraft sliding off a wet runway during landing. The technology has since been applied to highway design. This section of concrete runway was used for testing by NASA’s Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.
Transferred from NASA
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center
Inventory Number
A20170090000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MEMORABILIA-Miscellaneous
Materials
concrete
Dimensions
3-D: 61 × 39.4 × 12.1cm, 59kg (24 × 15 1/2 × 4 3/4 in., 130lb.)
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
America by Air
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20170090000