Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

80 X 120 ft

80 x 120

0 to 100 kts

0 - 1.2

40 X 80 ft

40 x 80 x 80

0 to 300 kts

0 - 3

12 ft Pressure Tunnel

11.3 x 11.3 x 28

0.05 - 0.55

0.1 - 12

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

14 X 22 Foot Subsonic Tunnel

14.5 x 21.75 x 50

0 to 0.3

0 to 2.1

12 foot Low Speed Tunnel

12 ft x 15 ft

0 to 77 ft/sec

0 to 0.5

Low-Turbulence Pressure Tunnel (LTPT)

7.5 x 3 x 7.5

0.05 - 0.5

0.4 - 15.

20-foot Vertical Spin Tunnel

20 dia, 25 H

0 to 85 ft/sec

0.0 to 0.15

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

9 X 15 ft

9 x 15

0 - 0.2

0 - 1.4

Icing Research Tunnel
(IRT)

6 x 9

0 - 0.5

3.3

Wind Tunnel Facility

Test Section
(ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

SARL

10 x 7

0.20 - 0.50

Vertical Wind Tunnel

12 x 15

0 - 150 ft/sec

0 - 0.91

Wind Tunnel Facility

Test Section
(ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Subsonic

8 x 10

20 - 275 ft/sec

1.75

Wind Tunnel Facility

Test Section
(ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Army Aeromechanics
Laboratory
(NASA Ames)

7 x 10

0 - 0.33

0 - 2.1

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

20 X 20

20 x 20

0 - 215 knots
0 - 100 knots (open-jet)

0 - 2.3

BRAIT

5 x 8
4 x 6 (w/inserts)

0 - 150 knots (5x8)
0 - 250 knots (4x6)

9 x 9 Subsonic Propulsion Tunnel

9 x 9

0 - 200 knots

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

LSWT # 1 & 2

30 x 26 (#1)
16 x 23 (#2)

14 -146 ft/sec (#1)
29 - 293 ft/sec (#2)

0 - 1
0 - 2

8 X 12

8 x 12

0 - 293 ft/sec

0 - 1.7

IWT

4 x 2.5

88 - 308 ft/sec

0 - 2

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

LSWT

8 x 12

0 - 0.37

0 - 2.5

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Research

2.5 x 3.5

Max Q = 60 psf

1.7

7 X 10

7 x 10

Mach = 0 to 0.36

1.8

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Large Subsonic WT

8' Octogonal x 16' long
10 x 15 x 31
18' Octogonal x 40' long

Mach = 0 to 0.90
Mach = 0 to 0.45
Mach = 0 to 0.26

4.5
2.6
1.6

Acoustic Research Tunnel

5' Diameter
50" Diameter x 8' long

Up to Mach = 0.65
Up to Mach = 0.35

4.6
4.6

Pilot Wind Tunnel

4 x 6 x 8

Mach = 0.12

0.90

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

7 X 9 ft

7 x 9

0 - 0.22

0 - 1.6

Low Turbulence

3.5 x 3.5

73 ft/sec

0.5

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Wright Brothers

7.5 x 10
Elliptical

Up to 0.36
@ 0.25 bar

Up to 2.25
@ 1.5 bar

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Glenn L. Martin

7.75 x 11.04

0.0 - 0.3

N/A

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Langley Full Scale Tunnel

30 x 60

38 - 132 ft/sec

1

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

7 X 10 ft

7 x 10

0 - 0.25

0 - 1.9

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Stability Wind Tunnel

6 x 6

0 - 275 ft/sec

1.5

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Kirsten Wind Tunnel

8 x 12

0 - 302 ft/sec

0 - 1.8

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Beech Wind Tunnel

7 x 10

0 - 264 ft/sec

0 - 1.5

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

Cold wind tunnel CWT-1

rectangular test section with 0.1 m x 0.3 m cross section and 1.6 m length

0 - 65 m/s

Cryogenic wind tunnel T'3

10 cm x 8 cm

0 - 90 m/s

L-1A

3 m diameter

2 to 60 m/s

L-2A

octagonal test section of 0.28 m width and 1.3 m length

0 - 45 m/s

L-7

0.16 m x 0.16 m cross section

0 - 20 m/s

L-7+

0.36 m x 0.27 m

0 - 15 m/s

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

9m x 9m Low Speed Wind Tunnel

9.1m x 9.1m x 22.9m

0 to 55 m/s

2.3m x 3m Wind Tunnel

1.9m x 2.7m x 5.2m

140 m/s

5m Vertical Wind Tunnel

5m dia open jet
3m x 3m square open jet
2m x 3m open jet or solid wall

28 m/s

Altitude Icing Tunnel

57cm x 57cm x 183cm

5 to 100 m/s

0.9 m pilot wind tunnel

0.9m x 0.9m x 2.3m

0.3 to 40 m/s

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

F1

4.5 x 3.5 x 11

0.05 - 0.36

8x10⁶

F2

1.8 x 1.4 x 5

0 - 105 m/sec

1.1x10⁶

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x10⁶)

LST
Low Speed Tunnel

3 x 2.5

0 - 0.23

1.4

NWB

3.25 x 2.8

0 - 0.26
(0 - 0.22 open)

1.8

LLF
Large Low Speed Facility

6 x 6
8 x 6
9.5 x 9.5

0 - 152 m/s
0 - 116 m/s
0 - 62 m/s

6
5.3
3.9

Cryogenic wind tunnel Cologne (KKK)

2.4 m x 2.4 m

up to 0.38

9.5

HDG
High Pressure Wind Tunnel

0.6 x 0.6 closed
0.6 x 0.4 closed
0.6 x 0.4 open

2 - 35 m/s

12

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m x 10⁶)

T 101

24 x 14 x 24  elliptical

5 - 55 m/sec

up to 3.3

T 102

4 x 2.33  elliptical

5 - 55 m/sec

up to 3.3

T 103

2.33 x 4  elliptical

5 - 110 m/sec

up to 7

T 104

7   round

15 - 125 m/sec

up to 8

T 30

1.2  round

10 - 65 m/sec

up to 4

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m x 10⁶)

T-324 (CC)

1 x 1

0.03 - 0.3

3

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per meter)

LT1

3.6 dia

0 - 80 m/s

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per meter)

0.5m x 0.5m Low Turbulence Tunnel

0.5 m x 0.5 m square cross section by 3.0 m long

42 m/s

1.35m x 0.95m Blow Down Tunnel

1.35 m x 0.95 m cross section with corner fillets by 2.0 m long

50m/s

Avro' 2.7m x 2.2m (9' x 7') Low Speed Closed Return Tunnel

2.75 m x 2.23 m octagonal cross section by 5.5 m long

70 m/s

4.5m x 1.5m (15' x 5') Environmental Wind Tunnel

4.57 m x 1.52 m rectangular cross section by 9.14 m long

20 m/s

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per meter)

10 x 5 Honda Wind Tunnel

3 x 1.5

up to 35 m/sec

Donald Campbell General Purpose Low Speed Wind Tunnel

1.37 x 1.22

Low Speed Wind-Tunnel

0.9 x 0.9

Flow Visualisation Tunnel

2 x 0.6

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per meter)

5m Pressurized Low Speed

5m dia

13ft x 9ft Atmospheric Low Speed

13ft  x 9ft

boundary Layer Tunnel

up to 45 m/s

4ft x 3ft Low Speed Tunnel

4ft x 3ft

up to 30 m/s

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per meter)

Argyll Wind Tunnel

2.65 x 2.04

0 to 76 m/s

Handly-Page Wind Tunnel

2.13 x 1.61

0 to 60 m/s

The 1.15 x 0.95 Low Speed Wind Tunnel

1.15 x 0.95

0 to 30 m/s

Flow Visualisation Wind Tunnel

0.9 x 0.9

0 to 5 m/s

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

80 X 120 ft

80 x 120

0 to 100 kts

0 - 1.2

40 X 80 ft

40 x 80 x 80

0 to 300 kts

0 - 3