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Before and during World War II, which US group did most of the country's aviation research?

The NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics).

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  2. NASA
  3. The FAA

Why: Before and during World War II, the NACA conducted most US aeronautical research. Boeing and Lockheed also developed research facilities.

Huh, didn't know that: NACA research pilots flew the X-1 rocket planes too, including the first civilian supersonic flight in 1948.

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Why did the NACA love wind tunnels? It was always blown away by the results.
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References

Answer: The NACA. Before and during World War II, the NACA conducted most US aeronautical research. Boeing and Lockheed also developed research facilities.

  1. Aerospace: The Journey of Flight, Teacher's Guide (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/2nd_edition_Teachers_Guide_5D3166D76F9B1.pdf
    most of the research and development was conducted by the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA)
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. First Generation X-1, NASA www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/first-generation-x-1
    Hoover became the second man to reach Mach 1, on the first NACA and the first civilian supersonic flight.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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