Subsonic Wind Tunnels
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
 | NASA Ames Research Center |
| NASA Langley Research Center |
| NASA Glenn Research Center |
United States Department of Defense
| US Air Force Research Laboratories |
| US Army Aeromechanics Laboratory |
| Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division |
U. S. Aerospace Industry
| The Boeing Company |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation |
| Allied Aerospace Industries - MicroCraft |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| United Technologies |
U.S. Universities
| Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| University of Maryland |
| Old Dominion University |
| Texas A&M University |
| University of Washington |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
| Wichita State University |
International Installations
| Russia
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| Sweden
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| United Kingdom
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National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NASA Ames Research Center
| 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 |
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NASA Langley Research Center
| 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 |
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NASA Glenn Research Center
| 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 |
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U.S. Department of Defense
US Air Force Research Laboratories
| 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 |
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Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
| 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 |
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US Army Aeromechanics Laboratory
| 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 |
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U.S. Industry
The Boeing Company
| 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) |
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| 9 x 9 Subsonic Propulsion Tunnel | 9 x 9 | 0 - 200 knots |
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Lockheed Martin
| 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 |
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Allied Aerospace Industries - Micro Craft
| 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 |
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Northrop Grumman
| 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 |
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United Technologies
| 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 |
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University Facilities
Georgia Institute of Technology
| 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 |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| 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 |
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University of Maryland
| 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 |
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Old Dominion University
| 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 |
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Texas A&M University
| 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 |
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
| 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 |
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University of Washington
| 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 |
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Wichita State University
| 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 |
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International Installations
Belgium
Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
| 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 |
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Canada
National Research Council, Institute for Aerospace Research
| 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 |
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France
Onera
| 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 |
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Germany / Netherlands
DNW - German-Dutch Wind Tunnels
| 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 |
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India
Indian Institute of Science
| Wind Tunnel | Test Section (m) | Speed Range (Mach No.) |
Reynolds No. (x106/m) |
Open Circuit LSWT |
9 x 14 ft |
upto 55 m/s |
3 |
National Aerospace Laboratories
| Wind Tunnel | Test Section (m) | Speed Range (Mach No.) |
Reynolds No. (x106/m) |
| Low speed wind tunnel | 1.5 x 1.5 m | upto 60 m/s | 3 |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
| Wind Tunnel | Test Section (m) | Speed Range (Mach No.) |
Reynolds No. (x106/m) |
| National Wind Tunnel Facility | 3 x 2.25 m | upto 80 m/s | 6 |
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Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute TsAGI
| 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 |
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Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
| 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 |
Sweden
FOI - Swedish Defence Research Agency
| Wind Tunnel | Test Section (m) | Speed Range (Mach No.) |
Reynolds No. (per meter) |
| LT1 | 3.6 dia | 0 - 80 m/s |
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United Kingdom - Great Britain
Flow Science - Goldstein Research Laboratory
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Imperial College
| 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 |
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DERA
| 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 |
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University
of Glasgow
| 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 |