United States Air Force Academy Aeronautics Research Center (USAFA ARC)
Hypersonic Mach 6 Ludwieg Tube
facilitytest / environmentalIndustry: Aerospace
- Category
- Physical Infrastructure
- Affiliations
- USAFA ARC; USAFA Department of Aeronautics
Description
Hypersonic Mach 6 Ludwieg Tube at USAFA: a 0.5 m diameter, 35 m tunnel testing at up to six times the speed of sound to show how hypersonic shapes heat up, used by cadets for hypersonic testing.
Official page
https://www.usafa.edu/cadets-test-for-hypersonic-speeds-in-aero-wind-tunnels/
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Details
- Keywords
- hypersonic testing, mach 6, hypersonic shapes, high-speed wind tunnel, cadet research
- Location
- U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
- Location
- US Air Force Academy, CO
- Associated entity
- Cadets test for hypersonic speeds in aero wind tunnels • United States Air Force Academy
- Specifications
- The Hypersonic Mach 6 Ludwieg Tube is a 0.5 meter diameter, 35-meter tunnel that can test up to six times the speed of sound