National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, NASA predecessor agency ) expanding role led to the creation of its first research and testing facility in 1920, the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory. The new laboratory employed a staff of 11 technicians and 4 professionals and, by 1925, the staff had grown to over 100 employees. 
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NASA Center Named Vertical Flight Heritage Site
08-May-15 - NASA s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, was recognized for its decades of contributions to the advancement of helicopters and other vertical flight aircraft.
NASA GL-10 Completes Successful Flight Test
30-Apr-15 - NASA battery-powered, 10-engine remotely piloted Greased Lightning GL-10 which can take off like a helicopter and fly like an airplane transitioned succesfully from hover to wing-borne flight
NASA Crashes Helicopter to Test Safety
24-Sep-14 - NASA researchers will drop a 45-foot-long helicopter fuselage from a height of about 30 feet for the second time in a year -- all in the name of safety.
Bell Boeing Quad Tiltrotor Wind Tunnel Testing
13-Sep-06 - The Bell Boeing Quad Tiltrotor model (QTR) completed wind tunnel testing at the NASA Langley Research Center Transonic Dynamics Tunnel (TDT).
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