
NSL equipment:
- Two dSPACE DS1103 data acq. and control systems
- Assorted benchtop nonlinear control systems
- Two custom eSPAARO fixed-wing unmanned aircraft
- Assorted COTS fixed-wing and multirotor aircraft
- Assorted avionics systems (autopilots, multi-hole and vaned air data units, RTK GPS units, etc.)
- Four Inertial Labs RESEPI units with LIVOX Lidar
- One (shared) RemTech PA-XS Sodar
This variable-speed control moment gyroscope simulates a spacecraft actuator.

The VT Underwater Glider uses a buoyancy lung powered by compressed air.
A spinning planar pendulum with controllable offset.

Other resources and affiliations:
- The Kentland Experimental Aerial Systems (KEAS) Laboratory
- The Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Netted Facility (the "Drone Cage")
- The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership
- The Center for UAS
- The VT Towing Basin
The eSPAARO unmanned aircraft can carry a 10 lb payload for 45 minutes.
An RMRC Mako equipped with a 5-hole probe to measure 3-component air velocity.

Multicopters such as this 3DR Solo serve a variety of roles in NSL research.

A more complete list of facilities available within the Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering can be found here: http://www.aoe.vt.edu/research/facilities.html