The Worthey Connection

Supersonic Wind Tunnels

National Aeronautics & Space Administration

NASA Ames Research Center

NASA Langley Research Center

NASA Glenn Research Center

United States Department of Defense        

United States Air Force

U.S. Aerospace Industry

Boeing

 

Lockheed - Martin

Aero Systems Engineering

Allied Aerospace Industries - MicroCraft

Verdian - Calspan Operation

 

Calspan - University of Buffalo Research Center  (CUBRC)

International Installations

Canada

Belgium

Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics

France

Onera

 

Germany

DNW - German-Dutch Wind Tunnels

DLR - German Aerospace Center

India

National Aerospace Laboratories

Japan

Netherlands

DNW - German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (NLR)

 

Russia

Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute TsAGI

Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Sweden

FOI - Swedish Defence Research Agency

United Kingdom

Flow Science - Goldstein Research Laboratory

DERA

Aircraft Research Association

 

National Aeronautics & Space Administration

NASA Ames Research Center

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

9 x 7 (Unitary)

9 x 7 x 18

1.55 - 2.5

1.0 to 6.0

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NASA Langley Research Center

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel

4 x 4 x7

1.5 to 2.9
2.3 to 4.6

0.5 to 6
0.5 to 11

Supersonic Low Disturbance Tunnel

6 in x 10 in x 15 in

3.5

1.7 to 20

20-in Supersonic Tunnel

20 in dia

1.4 - 5.0

0.5 - 20

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NASA Glenn Research Center

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

10 x 10 - ft

Closed 10 x 10
Open 10 x 10

2 - 3.5
2 - 3.5

0.12 - 3.4
2.1 - 2.7

8 x 6 - ft

8 x 6

0.4 - 2.0

3.6 - 4.8

1 x 1 - ft

1 x 1

1.6 - 5.0

1.5 - 36

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U. S. Department of Defense

Arnold Engineering Development Center

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility

 

 

 

16 S

16 x 16

1.5 - 4.75

0.1 - 2.6

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U. S. Aerospace Industry

 

The Boeing Company

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

Polysonic

4 x 4

0.20 - 5.8

4 - 50

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Lockheed Martin

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

HSWT

4 x 4

0.4 - 4.8

4 - 34

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Aero Systems Engineering

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

13 1/2-in

13 1/2 in dia

nominally 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, and 4

 

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Allied Aerospace Industries - MicroCraft

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

Tri-Sonic

7 x 7 ft

0.1 - 3.5

2 - 19

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Veridian - Calspan Operations

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

Calspan Ludwieg Tube

5 ft dia

2, 3.5, 4.5

14

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CUBRC

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft)

LENS II

8 ft dia

3 - 8

 

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International Wind Tunnels

 

Belgium

Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

Transonic/supersonic wind tunnel S-1

40 cm x 40 cm

0.4 to 1.05, 1.43
2.0 and 2.25

4 x 106 /m

Supersonic wind tunnel S-4

8 cm x 10 cm

Mach 3.5

 

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France

Onera

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x 106)

S2Ma

1.75 x 1.93

1.5 -3.1

4

S3Ma

0.76 x 0.80

1.65 - 5.5

3.2

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Germany

DLR - GermanAerospace Center

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x107)/m

VMK
Vertical Test Section

Nozzel exit dia
150, 230, and 310 mm

0.4 - 0.9, 1.57 - 3.2

25

TMK
Trisonic Wind Tunnel

60 x 60 cm

0.5 - 5.7

0.7 to 7

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DNW - German-Dutch Wind Tunnels

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)

TWG
Transonic Wind Tunnel

1 x 1

0.3 < M < 0.9
(Subsonic Test Section)
(0.5) - 0.85 < M < 1.2, (Transonic Test Section)
1.33 < M < 2.21
(Supersonic Test Section)

1.8

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India

National Aerospace Laboratories

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x 106)

1.2m Trisonic Tunnel (H1)

1.2 x 1.2

0.20 - 4.0

 

0.6m Transonic Tunnel (H2)

0.6 x 0.6

0.20 - 1.2

 

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Netherlands

DNW - German-Dutch Wind Tunnels

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x 106)

CSST-
Continuous Supersonic Tunnel

0.27 x 0.27

M = 0.3 - 4

4

SST

1.2 x 1.2

M = 1.2 to M = 4

15

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Russia

Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute TsAGI

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m x 106)

T-33

0.8 dia

3 - 5

70

T-106

2.48 dia

0.15 - 1.1

35

T-108

1 x 1

0.2 - 1.7

11 - 20

T-109

2.25 x 2.25

0.4 - 4

60

TPD

4 dia

0.3 - 4

60

SVS-1

0.09, 0.16, 0.22 round

up to 2.0

 

SVS-2

0.5 x 0.516, 0.56 round

0.3 - 6.0

110

T-112

0.6 x 0.6

0.6 - 1.8

15

T-113

0.6 x 0.6

1.8 - 6.0

43

T-114

0.6 x 0.6

0.3 - 4

20

T-115

0.15 x 0.20

0.2 - 1.2, 2, 3, 4

3.8

T-128

2.75 x 2.75

0.15 - 1.7

41

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Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m x 106)

T-313 (BD)

0.6 x 0.6

1.8 - 6.0

60

T-325 (BD)

0.2 x 0.2

0.5 - 4

20

T-333 (BD)

0.3 dia

2 -5

50

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Sweden

FOI - Swedish Defence Research Agency

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

T1500

4 x 1.5 x 1.5

0.20 to 1.25, with slotted walls
or 0.20 to 0.80 and 1.3 to 2.0, with solid walls

Up to 80 million/m

S4

(transonic): 0.92 x 0.90
(supersonic): 0.90 x 1.15

0.5 - 2.0

800,000 - 1,600,000 /m

S5

(transonic): 0.46 x 0.48
(supersonic): 0.46 x 0.57

0.5 - 3.6

400,000 - 800,000 /m

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United Kingdom - Great Britain

Flow Science - Goldstein Research Labratory

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

0.21m x 0.15m Transonic / Supersonic Wind Tunnel

supersonic 0.21 m x 0.15 m rectangular cross section by 0.8 m long

2.0

 

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Aircraft Research Association

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m)

Supersonic Wind Tunnel (SWT)

0.69 x 0.76

1.4 - 3.0

20 x 106

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DERA

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per meter)

3 x 4 high speed Supersonic Tunnel

3ft x 4ft

2.5 - 5.0

 

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