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This facility assesses conventional performance for low-speed tests of powered and unpowered models of various fixed- and rotary-wing civil and military aircraft over a wide range of takeoff, landing, cruise and high angle-of-attack conditions. The tunnel can be easily reconfigured for acoustic, tethered free-flight and forced-oscillation (dynamic stability) testing, as well as for motor sports studies. Investigators can chose from either closed (walls, ceiling and floor) or open (floor-only) test-section arrangements.
Speed: 348 feet per second
Reynolds Number: 0 – 2.2 x 106 per foot
Test Gas: Ambient atmosphere
Test Section Size: 14.5 x 21.75 feet
Length: 50 feet
Drive Power: 12,000 horsepower
14-by-22-Foot Wind Tunnel Fact Sheet
