Comments by "" (@ronjon7942) on "The NACA: The Most Important Government Agency You Never Heard Of." video.

  1. Yes, that is a great story! Mr. Walker has always been a personal hero ever since I was a kid (prolly your age) pouring over the X-15 articles in National Geographic.
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  2. What a dream job for an aeronautical nerd. If I had a one-way ticket to go back in time….
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  3. The channel “Greg’s Airplanes and Automobiles” (who produces thoroughly researched technical content) uses NACA documents extensively, as do FlightDojo, Rex’s Hangar and Military Aviation History. All these channels prompted me to check out the freely available and accessible NACA reports, which are incredibly interesting from both a technical and historical perspective, very well written and authoritative, and have aged very well as the content is highly relevant. I’m no engineer, but I have to think the reports are a treasure trove of info for today’s aeronautical engineers, and hopefully are required reading. For those with a historical slant, there are a surprising number of reports done by NACA on non-American aircraft, like the ME-262, Spitfire, Bf-109, FW-190 and others, with very readable summaries throughout.
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