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The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was a U.S. federal agency founded on March 3, 1915 to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research. On October 1, 1958 the agency was dissolved, and its assets and personnel formed the core of the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NACA was pronounced 'En Ay Cee Ay' rather than 'Nakka', and the name remains familiar in the automotive world for the NACA duct, a form of air intake, or to those in the aircraft industry, as several series of NACA developed aerofoils are still being used in new design. Full Description: This is the official seal for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) which was established by an act of Congress in March 1915. ... Full Description: This is the official seal for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) which was established by an act of Congress in March 1915. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs cleanup. ... An airfoil (or aerofoil in British English) is a specially shaped cross-section of a wing or blade, used to provide lift or downforce, depending on its application. ...
Full Description: On April 24, 1941, at the semi-annual meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the official NACA Standard Seal was approved to be used on buildings under construction. ...
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