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Hypersonic Tunnel Facility

Hypersonic Tunnel facility
The Hypersonic Tunnel facility, a unique wind tunnel designed to test air-breathing propulsion systems at speeds up to seven times the speed of sound.

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The tour bus will pass by the Hypersonic Tunnel facility, a unique wind tunnel designed to test air-breathing propulsion systems at speeds up to seven times the speed of sound. NASA is currently using it to develop hybrid-electric propulsion technologies to power the large subsonic passenger aircraft of the future.