Details of two new tunnels operated by English Electric Aviation at Wharton, Great Britain, which comprise 4-ft working-section tunnel for speeds from Mach 0.4 to 4.0, and 18-in. tunnel for speeds from Mach 1.5 to Mach 6, complementary to tunnels in existence; Mach 4 tunnel is intended to test characteristics of supersonic aircraft and will be used for work on Lightning fighter TSR-2 and supersonic airliners; Mach 6 tunnel is intended for testing of missiles; air supply system.
Supersonic wind tunnels
Aircraft Eng
Aircraft Engineering ; 32 , n 381
1960
Article (Journal)
English
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