Supersonic Wind Tunnels

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

9 x 7 (Unitary)

9 x 7 x 18

1.55 - 2.5

1.0 to 6.0

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel

4 x 4 x7

1.5 to 2.9
2.3 to 4.6

0.5 to 6
0.5 to 11

Supersonic Low Disturbance Tunnel

6 in x 10 in x 15 in

3.5

1.7 to 20

20-in Supersonic Tunnel

20 in dia

1.4 - 5.0

0.5 - 20

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

_{10 x 10 - ft}

Closed 10 x 10
Open 10 x 10

2 - 3.5
2 - 3.5

0.12 - 3.4
2.1 - 2.7

_{8 x 6 - ft}

8 x 6

0.4 - 2.0

3.6 - 4.8

1 x 1 - ft

1 x 1

1.6 - 5.0

1.5 - 36

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility

16 S

16 x 16

1.5 - 4.75

0.1 - 2.6

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Polysonic

4 x 4

0.20 - 5.8

4 - 50

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

HSWT

4 x 4

0.4 - 4.8

4 - 34

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

13 1/2-in

13 1/2 in dia

nominally 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, and 4

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Tri-Sonic

7 x 7 ft

0.1 - 3.5

2 - 19

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 10⁶)

Calspan Ludwieg Tube

5 ft dia

2, 3.5, 4.5

14

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft)

LENS II

8 ft dia

3 - 8

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

Transonic/supersonic wind tunnel S-1

40 cm x 40 cm

0.4 to 1.05, 1.43
2.0 and 2.25

4 x 10⁶ /m

Supersonic wind tunnel S-4

8 cm x 10 cm

Mach 3.5

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x 10⁶)

S2Ma

1.75 x 1.93

1.5 -3.1

4

S3Ma

0.76 x 0.80

1.65 - 5.5

3.2

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x10⁷)/m

VMK
Vertical Test Section

Nozzel exit dia
150, 230, and 310 mm

0.4 - 0.9, 1.57 - 3.2

25

TMK
Trisonic Wind Tunnel

60 x 60 cm

0.5 - 5.7

0.7 to 7

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x10⁶)

RWG
Ludwieg-Tube Wind Tunnel

two sections:  
0.5 x 0.5   &  0.5 dia

Leg A: 3, & 4
Leg B: 5, 6, & 6.8

3.25 (Leg A)
2.2 (Leg B)

TWG
Transonic Wind Tunnel

1 x 1

0.3 < M < 0.9
(Subsonic Test Section)
(0.5) - 0.85 < M < 1.2, (Transonic Test Section)
1.33 < M < 2.21
(Supersonic Test Section)

1.8

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x 10⁶)

1.2m Trisonic Tunnel (H1)

1.2 x 1.2

0.20 - 4.0

0.6m Transonic Tunnel (H2)

0.6 x 0.6

0.20 - 1.2

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(x 10⁶)

CSST-
Continuous Supersonic Tunnel

0.27 x 0.27

M = 0.3 - 4

4

SST

1.2 x 1.2

M = 1.2 to M = 4

15

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m x 10⁶)

T-33

0.8 dia

3 - 5

70

T-106

2.48 dia

0.15 - 1.1

35

T-108

1 x 1

0.2 - 1.7

11 - 20

T-109

2.25 x 2.25

0.4 - 4

60

TPD

4 dia

0.3 - 4

60

SVS-1

0.09, 0.16, 0.22 round

up to 2.0

SVS-2

0.5 x 0.516, 0.56 round

0.3 - 6.0

110

T-112

0.6 x 0.6

0.6 - 1.8

15

T-113

0.6 x 0.6

1.8 - 6.0

43

T-114

0.6 x 0.6

0.3 - 4

20

T-115

0.15 x 0.20

0.2 - 1.2, 2, 3, 4

3.8

T-128

2.75 x 2.75

0.15 - 1.7

41

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m x 10⁶)

T-313 (BD)

0.6 x 0.6

1.8 - 6.0

60

T-325 (BD)

0.2 x 0.2

0.5 - 4

20

T-333 (BD)

0.3 dia

2 -5

50

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

T1500

4 x 1.5 x 1.5

0.20 to 1.25, with slotted walls
or 0.20 to 0.80 and 1.3 to 2.0, with solid walls

Up to 80 million/m

S4

(transonic): 0.92 x 0.90
(supersonic): 0.90 x 1.15

0.5 - 2.0

800,000 - 1,600,000 /m

S5

(transonic): 0.46 x 0.48
(supersonic): 0.46 x 0.57

0.5 - 3.6

400,000 - 800,000 /m

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.

0.21m x 0.15m Transonic / Supersonic Wind Tunnel

supersonic 0.21 m x 0.15 m rectangular cross section by 0.8 m long

2.0

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per m)

Supersonic Wind Tunnel (SWT)

0.69 x 0.76

1.4 - 3.0

20 x 10⁶

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (m)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per meter)

3 x 4 high speed Supersonic Tunnel

3ft x 4ft

2.5 - 5.0