This Day in History:
October 13, 1948
NACA makes the first test firing of a rocket-propelled transonic research model from its Pilotless Aircraft Research Division at Wallops Island, VA. NACA uses rocket-propelled models as one of four methods to obtain data at transonic velocities, the others being wind tunnels, falling weighted bodies, and manned research aircraft.
American Aviation Historical Society
1956 - 2026, Celebrating 70 Years of Service
