Hypersonic Wind Tunnels

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

15-in Mach 6 High Temperature Tunnel

15 in dia

6

0.5 to 8.0

20-in Mach 6 tunnel

20 in dia

6

0.5 - 9

20-in Mach 6 CF4 Tunnel

20 in dia

6

0.5 to 0.7

31-in Mach 10 Tunnel

31 in dia

10

0.2 - 2.2

Direct Connect Supersonic Combustion Test Facility

(Mach 2.0 nozzle)
1.52 in x 3.46 in

(Mach 2.7 nozzle)
1.50 in x 6.69 in

4.0 to 7.5

1.8 to 31.0

Combustion-Heated Scramjet Test Facility  

42 in x 30 in x 96 in

3.5 to 6.0

1 to 6.8

Arc-Heated Scramjet Test Facility

4 ft dia

4.7 to 8.0

0.04 to 2.2

8-ft high Temperature Tunnel

8-ft dia

4, 5, 7

0.3 - 5.09

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Hypersonic Tunnel Facility

42 in dia x 120 in

5 - 7

0.97 at Mach 7 to 2.41 at Mach 5

Wind Tunnel Facility

Test Section
(ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit

Von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility

High Pressure ARCS

Hypervelocity Tunnel No. 9

5 dia

7, 8, 10, 14, 16.5

0.072 at Mach 14 to
55.7 at Mach 8

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

High Area Ratio Nozzle Test Stand and Hypersonic Wind Tunnel

20 in dia

7, 11, 14

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

B30 HST

12-inch diameter contoured nozzle

30-inch contoured nozzle

Mach = 5 - 8

Mach = 8 - 20

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft)

Calspan 48 in shock tube

48 in dia

5 - 18

10⁴-4x10⁷

Calspan 96 in shock tube

96 in dia

7 - 19

10⁴-7x10⁷

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft)

LENS

8 ft dia

5.5 - 15

LENS II

8 ft dia

3 - 8

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

Hypersonic wind tunnel H-3

12 cm diameter

Mach 6

3 x 10⁶ to 30 x 10⁶ /m

Longshot free piston hypersonic wind tunnel

a Mach 14 contoured nozzle of 0.43 m exit diameter and a 6 degree conical nozzle of 0.60 m exit diameter

15 to 20

5 x 10⁶ to 15 x 10⁶ /m

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x 10⁶)

S4Ma

dia = 0.68, or 1, or 1

6.4, 10, 12

1.7, 0.9, 0.35

F4

dia = 670mm, or 670mm, or 430mm, or 930mm

8-17, 7-13, 6-11, 9-21

2, 3, 5 ,1

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x10⁶)/m

L2K
Arc-heated Facility

Nozzle exit dia
100, & 200 mm

4 to 8

up to 0.01

L3K
Arc-heated Facility

Nozzle exit dia
100, 200, 300, & 400 mm

5 to 10

up to 0.1

H2K
Hypersonic Wind Tunnel

36 cm
60 cm

4.8
5.3, 6.0, 7.0, 8.7, and  11.2.

20

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x10⁶)

RWG
Ludwieg-Tube Wind Tunnel

two sections:  
0.5 x 0.5   &  0.5 dia

Leg A: 3, & 4
Leg B: 5, 6, & 6.8

3.25 (Leg A)
2.2 (Leg B)

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m x 10⁶)

T-116

1 x 1

1.8 - 10

47

T-117

2.5 x 2.4 x 1.9

10 - 18

4

T-120

0.15 dia

4 - 10

67

T-121

0.2 x 0.2 m   ( M up to 6.0 )
0.2 m   ( M from 6.0 to 9.0 )

4 - 9

50

IT-2

Diameter:   
0.44 m (contoured nozzle)   0.2, 0.53, 0.9 m (conical nozzle)

16.3 - 17.9 w/contoured nozzels,
10 - 22 w/conical nozzels

40

ST-1

5 - 10

5.3

VAT-3

1

12, 18
Contoured nozzles
20
Conical nozzles

0.03 - 1.5

T-131

1.2

5 - 7
2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 w/ supersonic test rig

10

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m x 10⁶)

T-326 (BD)

0.2 dia

5 - 14

4

T-327 (VC)

0.22 dia

16 - 25

0.2

UT-302 (HS)

0.3 dia

5 - 15

100

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per meter)

HYP500

(open Jet) 500 mm nozzle diameter

4, 7

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

Mark II Tube

200 mm x 50 mm

mach numbers to 15

Mark III Tube

60 mm square section

mach numbers to 15

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

Hypersonic Gun Tunnel

0.34 m dia

9

40 x 10⁶

Low Density Hypersonic Wind Tunnel

0.20 m dia

25

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m)

Hypersonic Wind Tunnels (HWT)

0.3 x 0.4

4 - 5

60 x 10⁶ (at Mach 4)
40 x 10⁶ (at Mach 5)

Hypersonic Wind Tunnels (HWT)

0.3 dia

6, 7, 8

70 x 10⁶ (at Mach 6)
50 x 10⁶ (at Mach 7)
30 x 10⁶ (at Mach 8)