United States Air Force Academy Aeronautics Research Center (USAFA ARC)
Trisonic Wind Tunnel
facilitytest / environmentalIndustry: Aerospace
- Category
- Physical Infrastructure
- Affiliations
- USAFA ARC; USAFA Department of Aeronautics
Description
USAFA 1-by-1-foot Trisonic Wind Tunnel testing aircraft and missile shapes at transonic and supersonic speeds up to Mach 4.5.
Official page
https://www.usafa.edu/cadets-test-for-hypersonic-speeds-in-aero-wind-tunnels/
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Details
- Keywords
- supersonic testing, transonic flow, missile shapes, mach 4.5, high-speed wind tunnel
- 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 Trisonic Wind Tunnel can operate at speeds up to Mach 4.5.