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| Keywords: Impact Landing Dynamics Facility Crash Test DVIDS716385.jpg en By 1972 the Lunar Landing Research Facility was no longer in use for its original purpose The 400-foot high structure was swiftly modified to allow engineers to study the dynamics of aircraft crashes The Impact Dynamics Research Facility is used to conduct crash testing of full-scale aircraft under controlled conditions The aircraft are swung by cables from an A-frame structure that is approximately 400 ft long and 230 foot high The impact runway can be modified to simulate other grand crash environments such as packed dirt to meet a specific test requirement In 1972 NASA and the FAA embarked on a cooperative effort to develop technology for improved crashworthiness and passenger survivability in general aviation aircraft with little or no increase in weight and acceptable cost Since then NASA has crashed dozens of GA aircraft by using the lunar excursion module LEM facility originally built for the Apollo program This photograph shows Crash Test No 7 NASA Identifier L75-6092 1975-08-03 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/716385 NASA-image EL-2000-00461 LARC 716385 2012-10-10 18 05 WASHINGTON DC US PD-USGov Aircraft crash testing Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Piper PA-31 Navajo Lunar Landing Research Facility | ||||
