由于研制飞机、导弹、卫星、飞船的需要,从五十年代起,美苏及其他一些资本主义国家,非常重视空气动力学的研究和发展。美国专门成立了五、六个大的航空和航宇研究中心,制定了系统的研制发展规划,建造了各种速度、尺寸配套的气动实验设备,开展了多方面的理论计算和实验研究工作。美国空军、海军及各大飞机、导弹公司,都有强大的气动力科研队 Due to the need of developing aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft, the United States and the Soviet Union and some other capitalist countries have attached great importance to the research and development of aerodynamics since the 1950s. The United States has set up five or six large aviation and aerospace research centers, developed a systematic development plan, built a variety of speed and size of the aerodynamic experimental equipment, carried out a wide range of theoretical calculations and experimental research. The United States Air Force, the Navy and major aircraft, missile companies, have a strong aerodynamic research team