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the history of nasa's dryden flight

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research facility is filled with many

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accomplishments that led to it becoming

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the premier high-speed flight research

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center in the nation from the x1 to the

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x31 Dryden has been at the forefront of

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research innovations as we enter the

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21st century Dryden is again ready to

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this is the idea the integrated test

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facility the ITF is a tailor-made Center

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for the efficient and thorough testing

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of advanced highly integrated planes of

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the future the design of the ITF with

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its six test phase simulation labs and

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support systems is well suited to meet

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the challenges in the research of

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tomorrow's complex highly advanced

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aircraft the thrust vectoring f-18 high

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the x 13 asp the national aerospace

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plane are just some of the projects the

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ITF will support how does a premier

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flight test facility like this come to

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be a team effort involving NASA burns

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McDonald engineering + construction

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contractors and subcontractors their

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leadership dedication and hard work have

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brought about the ITF here is a trip

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through time as we look at the making of

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the integrated test facility from

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concept completion building a facility

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building a structure this size requires

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a great deal of work even at the ground

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level land is surveyed earth is moved

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forms are built and concrete is mixed

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and poured into the forms making up the

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like our bones and skin give our body

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structure so to the ITF has a structure

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made up of steel and concrete to help

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support it here we see the early

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progression of the test phase on either

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end an office and support areas rising

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with the outer structure having risen

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work is being done to form the network

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of pipes that provide essentials such as

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water and air conditioning work is also

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being done to prepare the ground where

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test Bay floors will be placed outside

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forms are built and then poured to make

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air-conditioning and power are now

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supplied to the building and outside

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blacktop is being laid and inside

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electrical fixtures continue to be

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installed test bay floor forms are

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the hallways office areas technical

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shops and control rooms begin to assume

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with the building nearing completion a

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series of tests are conducted on the

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fire suppression system in each of the

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test phase this system is vital to

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protecting the advanced aircraft the

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the final touches are completed and the

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ITF becomes an operational facility

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people and planes move into the offices

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and tests pays the promise that began

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with a few shovels of dirt has been

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fulfilled a premier facility for the

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testing of the advanced highly

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the integrated test facility built with

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teamwork engineering and dedication will

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provide a national resource for NASA and