Air Force's newest tunnel under construction at Tullahoma, Tenn, at Arnold Engineering Development Center; it will be used primarily to investigate internal and external aerodynamic characteristics of full size jet engines, and for aerodynamic testing of airframes and guided missiles; common 216,000-hp drive is located between two separate closed loop circuits, transonic and supersonic. (See also Westinghouse Engr v 14 n 2 Mar 1954 p 79-85)
World's largest wind tunnel
Aeronautical Eng Rev
Aeronautical Engineering Review ; 13 , n 3
1954
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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