High-speed wind tunnel distributed data system precludes programming. When it is time for an old aerodynamic test facility to go back into service, it is important to restore all data acquisition systems capabilities within the facility. The National full-scale aerodynamic complex (NFAC) is a large-scale test facility at the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. The facility has two test tunnel sections (40ft by 80ft and 80ft by 120ft) capable of different low-speed atmospheric test conditions. In 2002, NASA announced it was closing the facility, and the last customer test was completed in February 2003. In 2004, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced NFAC operations and maintenance would return to service, funded as part of the DOD budget. One part of the NFAC reactivation project was to restore data acquisition systems capabilities within the facility.
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