List of wind tunnels

This is an alphabetical list of wind tunnels.

NameStatusSize (W x H x L)UseCountryComments
A2 Wind Tunnel 4 m × 94 m × 18 m
(14 ft × 310 ft × 58 ft)		 Full scale general purpose United States ~$500/hr full scale race car, motorcycle, bicycle
ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel 6 m × 5.55 m × 14 m
(20 ft × 18 ft × 46 ft)		 Full scale: automotive, motorsport, cycling, skiing, architectural, transit, truck, product development Canada Available and accessible for all industries requiring wind tunnel services or climatic services
Aerodium Sigulda Operational Testing, training, open to the public Latvia First vertical wind tunnel in Eastern Europe
AeroDyn Wind Tunnel Full scale NASCAR racecars United States
Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit Operational Hypersonic United States Located at Arnold Air Force Base and operated by the United States Air Force
Aircraft Research Association Operational 2.74 m × 2.44 m × 3.66 m
(9 ft 0 in × 8 ft 0 in × 12 ft 0 in)		 Transonic United Kingdom Transonic closed circuit, continuous flow wind tunnel. Mach number 0 - 1.4. Reynolds Number 3.5 to 16.7 million/m
Auto Research Center 2.3 m × 2.1 m
(7 ft 7 in × 6 ft 11 in)		 Subsonic research and development including: 50% scale model automotive rolling road, wind turbine design and optimization, and cycling United States Wind tunnel has a moving ground plane as well as primary and secondary boundary layer suction. Subsonic testing capabilities for motorsports, production cars, commercial semi-trucking, cycling, wind turbines, architecture, aerospace, academic research, and industrial research and development.
RUAG Automotive Wind Tunnel Emmen Operational 2.45 m × 1.55 m × 3.8 m
(8 ft 0 in × 5 ft 1 in × 12 ft 6 in)		 Low speed automotive and general purpose Switzerland Belt system for rolling road simulation
Boeing Icing Wind Tunnel Operational 1 m × 2 m
(4 ft × 6 ft)		 United States
Boeing Low-speed Aero-Acoustic Facility Operational United States
Boeing Polysonic (supersonic) Wind Tunnel Operational 1 m × 1 m
(4 ft × 4 ft)		 United States
Boeing Propulsion Wind Tunnel Operational 2.75 m x 2.75 m

(9 ft x 9 ft)

 Low-speed, atmospheric, non-return, induction-type United States Typical models include engine inlets, exhaust nozzles, small engines or powered vehicles, aerodynamic half or full models, as well as thrust reversers.
Boeing Subsonic (low-speed) Wind Tunnel Operational 6 m × 6 m
(20 ft × 20 ft)		 United States
Boeing Transonic Wind Tunnel Operational 2 m × 4 m
(8 ft × 12 ft)		 United States
Boundary Layer and Subsonic Wind Tunnel Operational

Boundary Layer Test Section:
2.8 m × 2.1 m × 30 m
(9 ft 2 in × 6 ft 11 in × 98 ft 5 in)

Subsonic Test Section:
2.1 m × 2.1 m × 4 m
(6 ft 11 in × 6 ft 11 in × 13 ft 1 in)

 Boundary Layer Development / Low-Speed / Subsonic / General Purpose United States
Building Research Establishment Operational United Kingdom Two atmospheric boundary layer tunnels
Cal Poly's Low Speed Wind Tunnel 1 m × 1 m × 5 m
(4 ft × 3 ft × 18 ft)		 Low speed: Scale model testing, Aerospace, Automotive, IR industry United States Startups, major Aerospace corporations and other scientific equipment tested here. Rolling road implementation in progress.
Calspan Wind Tunnel Operational 2 m × 2 m
(8 ft × 8 ft)		 Subsonic / Transonic United States The only independently owned and operated wind tunnel in the United States.
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-1 Diameter 3 m (10 ft)
by 6 m (20 ft)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-2 Diameter 6 m (20 ft)
by 14 m (46 ft)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-5 Diameter 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
by 3.15 m (10 ft)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-101 24 m × 14 m × 24 m
(79 ft × 46 ft × 79 ft)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-102 4 m × 2.33 m × 4 m
(13 ft × 8 ft × 13 ft)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-103 4 m × 2.33 m × 3.8 m
(13 ft × 8 ft × 12 ft) (elliptical)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-104 Diameter 7 m (23 ft) Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-105 Diameter 4.5 m (15 ft)
by 7.5 m (25 ft)		 Vertical wind tunnel Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-106 Diameter 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
by 3.5 m (11 ft)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-107 Diameter 2.48 m (8 ft 2 in)
by 4.85 m (16 ft)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-109 2.5 m × 2.5 m × 5.5 m
(8 ft 2 in × 8 ft 2 in × 18 ft 1 in)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-112 .6 m × .6 m × 2.55 m
(2 ft 0 in × 2 ft 0 in × 8 ft 4 in)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-113 .6 m × .6 m × 1.9 m
(2 ft 0 in × 2 ft 0 in × 6 ft 3 in)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-113 .6 m × .6 m × 1.9 m
(2 ft 0 in × 2 ft 0 in × 6 ft 3 in)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-116 1 m × 1 m × 2.35 m
(3 ft 3 in × 3 ft 3 in × 7 ft 9 in)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-117 2.5 m × 2.4 m × 1.9 m
(8 ft 2 in × 7 ft 10 in × 6 ft 3 in)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-124 1 m × 1 m × 4 m
(3 ft 3 in × 3 ft 3 in × 13 ft 1 in)		 Russia
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute: T-128 2.75 m × 2.75 m × 12 m
(9 ft 0 in × 9 ft 0 in × 39 ft 4 in)		 Russia
City, University of London Transonic Wind Tunnel Operational 0.91 m (3 ft 0 in) by 0.91 m (3 ft 0 in) by 3 m (9.8 ft); return: 5.7 m (19 ft) by 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) by 18 m (59 ft) United Kingdom Mach 0.4 – 2.0; return max speed 12 m/s. Part of the UK National Wind Tunnel Facility
Cranfield University 8x4 Atmospheric Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Operational 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) by 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) United Kingdom
Cranfield University 8'x6' Low Speen Wind Tunnel Operational 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) by 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) United Kingdom Part of the UK National Wind Tunnel Facility
Cranfield University Weybridge Wind Tunnel Operational 1.067 m (3 ft 6.0 in) diameter jet United Kingdom
Cranfield University Icing Tunnel Operational 0.76 m (2 ft 6 in) by 0.76 m (2 ft 6 in); 0.81 m (2 ft 8 in) octagonal; 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) by 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) United Kingdom Three test sections. Part of the UK National Wind Tunnel Facility
CRIACIV Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel - University of Florence Operational 2.44 m × 1.6 m × 10 m
(8 ft 0 in × 5 ft 3 in × 32 ft 10 in)		 Building, bridges, general purpose Italy Closed circuit wind tunnel, T-shaped diffuser, one atmospheric test section (max speed 31 m/s [100 ft/s]).
Durham University 2m tunnel Operational 2 m2 (22 sq ft) United Kingdom Subsonic; turbulence generation system; moving or fixed ground
Durham University 1m recirculating wind tunnel Operational 0.3 m2 (3.2 sq ft): 0.55 m (1 ft 10 in) by 0.56 m (1 ft 10 in) by 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) United Kingdom 10 mph (4.5 m/s) – 100 mph (45 m/s)
Durham University – smaller tunnels Operational 0.2 m2 (2.2 sq ft) United Kingdom Three tunnels; max speed 20 m/s
EDITH supersonic wind tunnel Operational Diameter 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
by 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)		 Long shot time running (20 minutes). France Fundamental research on shock waves. Aerodynamic and aerothermal behaviour of probes and models. Fluidic thrust vectoring of supersonic nozzle
Energy Technology Centre Operational Working section 3.2 m (10 ft) by 3.2 m (10 ft) Wind blade testing United Kingdom
European Transonic Wind Tunnel 2.4 m × 2 m × 9 m
(7 ft 10 in × 6 ft 7 in × 29 ft 6 in)		 Transonic Germany
Ferrari wind tunnel Operational 70 m (230 ft) wide
by 80 m (260 ft) long		 Italy
Focke's wind tunnel Operational Germany Private laboratory of Henrich Focke, not discovered until 1977
Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel Operational 4 m × 2 m × 5 m
(12 ft × 7.75 ft × 18 ft)		 Subsonic aerodynamic research, education, industry testing United States Located at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Closed-circuit, closed-return atmospheric wind tunnel. Maximum speed 230 mph [370 km/h], turbulence level below 0.05%, reopened in 2021 after a complete rebuild.
Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel Operational 3 m × 2 m
(11.04 ft × 7.75 ft)		 Low speed: scale model testing, automotive, aerospace United States University of Maryland, College Park
GVPM Operational 14 m × 3.8 m × 36 m
(46 ft × 12 ft × 118 ft)

4 m × 3.8 m × 4 m
(13 ft × 12 ft × 13 ft)

 Building, bridges, rail, aeronautical, general purpose Italy Vertically arranged closed circuit wind tunnel with two test sections: one atmospheric (max speed 16 m/s [52 ft/s]), one aeronautical (max speed 55 m/s [180 ft/s]) with possibility to test with open / closed jet.
Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 Diameter 1.5 m (5 ft) United States Located at Arnold Air Force Base and operated by the United States Air Force
Imperial College London Operational Low speed tunnels: 0.4 m2 (4.3 sq ft) to 4.5 m2 (48 sq ft) United Kingdom Five low speed tunnels and other tunnels up to mach 9
Jules Verne climatic wind tunnel Operational 6 m × 5 m × 12 m
(20 ft × 16 ft × 39 ft)

10 m × 7 m × 20 m
(33 ft × 23 ft × 66 ft)

4 m × 2.5 m × 20 m
(13 ft × 8 ft × 66 ft)

 Automotive, Rail, Full scale general purpose France Three test sections with wind speeds up to 280 km/h (170 mph)
Klebanoff–Saric Wind Tunnel Operational 1.4 m × 14 m × 4.9 m
(4 ft 7 in × 45 ft 11 in × 16 ft 1 in)		 United States
Large Amplitude Multi-Purpose (LAMP) Vertical Wind Tunnel Bihrle Applied Research Operational Diameter 3 m (10 ft) Vertical, Subsonic, High AOA, Static or body-axis oscillatory Germany Privately owned wind tunnel. +- 180 degree AOA and +-90 degree sideslip. Diverse testing capability: static, wind body axis dynamic, Multi-body axis dynamic, simultaneous force moment and pressure data acquisition.
RUAG Large Wind Tunnel Emmen Operational 7.0 m × 5.0 m × 15.0 m
(23 ft × 16 ft × 49 ft)		 Low speed aerospace, full scale automotive and general purpose Switzerland
Lockheed Martin Low Speed Wind Tunnel Operational 8 m × 9 m × 19 m
(26 ft × 30 ft × 63 ft)

7.0 m × 4.9 m × 13 m
(23 ft × 16 ft × 43 ft)

 Aeronautics, Full Scale Automotive, V/STOL Aircraft, General Purpose United States Larger test section was designed for use of V/STOL aircraft but is not limited to such. Max speed of ~320 km/h (200 mph) in smaller test section and ~160 km/h (100 mph) in the larger test section.
Loughborough University Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering Low Turbulence Windtunnel Operational United Kingdom AAE Large Windtunnel
Loughborough University Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering Large Windtunnel Operational United Kingdom
Loughborough University Automotive Wind Tunnel Operational 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) by 1.32 m (4 ft 4 in) by 3.6 m (12 ft) United Kingdom 'Rolling road' moving ground plane. Part of the UK National Wind Tunnel Facility
MARHy wind Tunnel Operational Diameter 5 m (16 ft)
by 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)		 Hypersonic/supersonic rarefied wind tunnel. No limit running time. Reynolds number /cm: 26.3 < Re < 7522;Mach number: 0.8 < Mach < 20 France Fundamental and applied research of fluid dynamic phenomena in rarefied compressible flows. Aerodynamic and aerothermal behaviour of probes and models; Plasma flow control in rarefied and super/hypersonic flows.
Modine Wind Tunnels 2.7 m × 3.3 m × 12.2 m
(8 ft 10 in × 10 ft 10 in × 40 ft 0 in)

4.2 m × 4.1 m × 14 m
(14 ft × 13 ft × 46 ft)

 United States Climatic wind tunnel testing, large truck and automotive
NASA Ames 7-by 10 Foot Wind Tunnel 2 m × 3 m
(7 ft × 10 ft)		 United States
NASA Ames Hypersonic Propulsion Integration 16 Inch Shock Diameter 406 mm (16 in) Hypersonic propulsion United States
NASA Ames Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Direct-Connect Hypersonic propulsion United States
NASA Ames National Full Scale Aerodynamic Complex 12 m × 24 m
(40 ft × 80 ft)

24 m × 37 m
(80 ft × 120 ft)

 Subsonic United States Largest wind tunnel in the world
NASA Ames Subsonic 12 Foot High-Rn Pressure Diameter 4 m (12 ft) Subsonic United States
NASA Ames 9-by 7-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel 3 m × 2 m
(9 ft × 7 ft)		 Supersonic United States
NASA Ames 11-by 11-foot Transonic Wind Tunnel 3 m × 3 m
(11 ft × 11 ft)		 Transonic United States
NASA Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Transonic/supersonic United States
NASA Glenn 10- by 10-Foot Abe Silverstein Supersonic Wind Tunnel 3 m × 3 m
(10 ft × 10 ft)		 Supersonic, Propulsion and Aero Capability United States
NASA Glenn 8- by 6-Foot Wind Tunnel 2 m × 2 m
(8 ft × 6 ft)		 Transonic United States
NASA Glenn 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel 3 m × 5 m
(9 ft × 15 ft)		 Subsonic United States
NASA Glenn Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory Nozzle Acoustic Test Rig Diameter 1,346 mm (53 in) Acoustic testing of exhaust nozzles, subsonic United States Free-jet
NASA Glenn Engine Components Research Lab United States
NASA Glenn Hypersonic Test Facility Hypersonic United States
NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel 3 m × 2 m × 6 m
(9 ft × 6 ft × 20 ft)		 Subsonic Icing United States
NASA Glenn Propulsion Systems Laboratory Active Diameter 7 m (24 ft)
by 12 m (38 ft) long		 Full-Scale Engine Testing United States Four test cells: 1 & 2 demolished; 3 & 4 active. Cell 3 has icing capabilities
NASA Langley 14- by 22-Foot Subsonic Tunnel 4 m × 7 m
(14 ft × 22 ft)		 Subsonic atmospheric United States
NASA Langley 20-Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel Diameter 6 m (20 ft) Subsonic vertical spin United States
NASA Langley Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel- Diameter 2 m (8 ft) High speed United States
NASA Langley Full-Scale Wind Tunnel Demolished 9 m × 18 m
(30 ft × 60 ft)		 Full-scale aircraft United States NASA's oldest operating wind tunnel until its closing in October 1995
NASA Langley High-Rn Transonic Dynamics Tunnel Operational 5 m × 5 m
(16 ft × 16 ft)		 Aeroelasticity, high-risk testing, active controls, rotorcraft performance and stability, transonic aerodynamics. United States Unique capability to manipulate fluid-structure scaling parameters with use of Heavy-Gas (R-134a) or air as a test medium and variable pressure. Good flow quality for large transonic tunnel (Mach 0–1.2)
NASA Langley Hypersonic 20 Inch Mach 6 Air Diameter 508 mm (20 in) Hypersonic United States
NASA Langley Hypersonic 20 Inch Mach 6 Tetrafluoromethane Demolished in 2016 Diameter 508 mm (20 in) Hypersonic United States
NASA Langley Hypersonic 31 Inch Mach 10 Air Diameter 787 mm (31 in) Hypersonic United States
NASA Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration 15 Inch Mach 6 High-Temperature Tunnel Diameter 381 mm (15 in) Hypersonic United States
NASA Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration 8 Foot High-Temperature Tunnel Diameter 2 m (8 ft) Hypersonic, high-temperature United States
NASA Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Arc-Heated Scramjet Hypersonic United States
NASA Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Combustion Scramjet Hypersonic United States
NASA Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Supersonic Combustion Hypersonic United States
NASA Langley NASA / GASL HYPULSE Propulsion Integration United States
NASA Langley National Transonic Facility 2 m × 2 m
(8.2 ft × 8.2 ft)		 Transonic United States
NASA Langley Propeller Research Tunnel Diameter 6 m (20 ft) Full-scale aircraft used primarily in reducing drag caused by propellers and exposed engines United States
NASA Langley Subsonic 12 Foot Atmospheric Lab Diameter 4 m (12 ft) Subsonic atmospheric United States
NASA Langley Subsonic Low-Turbulence Pressure Tunnel Subsonic low-turbulence United States
NASA Langley Supersonic High-Rn Supersonic United States
NASA Langley Transonic 16 Foot Atmospheric 5 m
(16 ft)		 Transonic atmospheric United States
NASA Langley Variable Density Tunnel Diameter 5 m (15 ft)
by 11 m (34.5 ft) long		 Measuring aerodynamic qualities of airfoils United States World's first variable density wind tunnel
National Wind Tunnel Facility Operational United Kingdom Twenty-two wind tunnels at twelve universities allowing open access
ODTÜ-RÜZGEM Operational

High Speed Test Section:
2.5 m × 2.5 m × 10 m
(8 ft 2 in × 8 ft 2 in × 32 ft 10 in)

Boundary Layer Test Section:
7 m × 3 m × 20 m
(23 ft × 10 ft × 66 ft)

Open Jet:
3 m (10 ft)
equivalent diameter octagonal jet

 Wind energy, aeronautics, civil engineering Turkey

High Speed Test Section: Max speed 100 m/s [330 ft/s], TI<0.25%

Boundary Layer Test Section: Max speed 30 m/s [98 ft/s] with spires and roughness elements

Open Jet: Max speed 75 m/s (250 ft/s)

Interchangeable modular test sections, 6x400 kW axial fan array, 750 kW heat exchanger

ONERA Modane S1MA wind tunnel Operational Diameter 8 m (26 ft)
by 14 m (46 ft)		 Subsonic atmospheric France Largest continuous blow-down wind tunnel in the world, Mach 0.05 to 1.
ONERA Modane S2MA wind tunnel Operational Supersonic France Continuous-flow wind tunnel, Variable pressure, Mach 0.1 to Mach 3.0.
PHEDRA (Arc-jet) high enthalpy wind tunnel Operational Diameter 4.5 m (15 ft)
by 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)		 Supersonic high enthalpy rarefied wind tunnel. No limit running time . Averaged enthalpy, Mj/kg: few < Ho < 50; Mach number: 2 < Mach < 8;Working gas: N2, Air, CO2, CH4, Ar and extensive mixtures France Fundamental research of high enthalpy fluid dynamic phenomena in non-equilibrium flows. Aerodynamic and aerothermal behaviour of probes and models; Atmospheric entry research.
Poul la Cour Tunnel Operational 3.0 m × 2.0 m
(10 ft × 7 ft)		 Airfoil aerodynamics and aeroacoustics, 10 to 105 m/s, Re~7M Denmark Named for Poul la Cour
Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility Operational Transonic: 4.9 m (16 ft)
Supersonic: 4.9 m (16 ft)
Aerodynamic trasonic: 1.2 m (4 ft)		 United States Part of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex located at Arnold Air Force Base and operated by the United States Air Force
Rail Tec Arsenal Climatic Wind Tunnel Operational 4.9 m × 5.9 m × 100 m
(16 ft × 19 ft × 328 ft)		 Full scale: transit, locomotive, automotive, propeller and turbines, airfoils and aircraft

Icing-, solar-, precipitation tests

all subsonic

 Austria RTA operates the longest climatic wind channel in the world. Whole trains up 100 m (330 ft) can be tested under real world conditions from −45 to 60 °C (−49 to 140 °F) and variable climatic conditions.
R J Mitchell Wind Tunnel Operational 3.5 m × 2.4 m × 10.5 m
(11 ft × 8 ft × 34 ft)		 United Kingdom Largest university owned wind tunnel in the United Kingdom, named for R. J. Mitchell
RWDI Wind Tunnels Operational 7.32 m
(24 ft)

3.66 m
(12 ft)

 Wind engineering, scale buildings Canada Two wind tunnels
San Diego Wind Tunnel 4 m × 2 m × 5 m
(12 ft × 8 ft × 15 ft)		 United States Major airframers, bicycle manufacturers and professional athletes
T3 Hypersonic wind tunnel Brazil
Texas A&M Oran W. Nicks Low Speed Wind Tunnel 3 m × 2 m × 4 m
(10 ft × 7 ft × 12 ft)		 Scale aircraft, UAV, rocket, missile, academic research, automotive, motorsport, cycling, skiing, architectural, transit, truck, product development 0-200MPH United States
TitanX Jamestown Vehicle Climatic Wind Tunnel 3.0 m × 3.5 m
(10 ft × 11 ft)		 Climatic testing of vehicle systems and entire trucks United States Open for external clients
Trisonic Wind Tunnel 3,912 mm × 356 mm
(154 in × 14 in)		 United States
Trudelturm Height 20 m (66 ft) Germany
University of Bristol Operational Large Low Speed Wind Tunnel 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) by 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Low Turbulence Wind Tunnel 0.8 m (2 ft 7 in) by 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)
Open Jet Wind Tunnel 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) diameter		 United Kingdom
University of British Columbia Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel 2.5 m × 1.6 m × 23.6 m
(8 ft 2 in × 5 ft 3 in × 77 ft 5 in)		 Boundary layer, architectural, and wind-engineering studies Canada Speed range: 3 to 20 m/s (9.8 to 65.6 ft/s)
University of British Columbia Parkinson Wind Tunnel 1.0 m × 0.7 m × 2.6 m
(3 ft 3 in × 2 ft 4 in × 8 ft 6 in)		 Aeronautical research, studies of flow-induced oscillations, studies of wind tunnel blockage effects Canada Speed range: 5 to 35 m/s (16 to 115 ft/s)
University of Glasgow Operational De-Havilland Wind Tunnel 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) by 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Handley-Page Wind Tunnel 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) by 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Low Speed Wind Tunnel 1.15 m (3 ft 9 in) by 0.95 m (3 ft 1 in)
Flow Visualisation Wind Tunnel 0.90 m (2 ft 11 in) by 0.90 m (2 ft 11 in)		 United Kingdom
University of Manchester Operational Hypersonic wind tunnel 6 in (150 mm) diameter
Trisonic wind tunnel 0.15 m (5.9 in) by 0.3 m (1 ft 0 in)
Open-circuit boundary layer tunnel 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in) by 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in) by 5 m (16 ft)
Open-circuit wind tunnel 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) by 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in) by 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Open-circuit wind tunnel 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) by 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) by 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Closed-circuit water tunnel 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) by 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) by 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Tilting flume 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) by 0.3 m (1 ft 0 in) by 5 m (16 ft)		 United Kingdom Hypersonic wind tunnel: Mach 4, 5, 6; trisonic wind tunnel: Mach 0 to 0.8, 1.8
University of Southampton Operational 3' x 2' tunnel 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in) by 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) by 4.5 m (15 ft)
7' x 5' tunnel 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) by 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
R J Mitchell Wind Tunnel 3.5 m (11 ft) by 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)		 United Kingdom
University of Southern Queensland Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Operational Ludwieg Tube 16 m long with 130mm honed internal tube Hypersonic aerodynamics, free-flight aerodynamics, supersonic combustion, proximal body separation, heat transfer, hypersonic control, fluid-structure-interactions experiments. Australia Longest duration supersonic to hypersonic wind tunnel in Australia

Mach 2 - Mach 7

University of Surrey Operational EnFlo Laboratory meteorological wind tunnel 3.5 m (11 ft) by 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) by 20 m (66 ft) United Kingdom
University of Washington Aeronautical Laboratory, Kirsten Wind Tunnel 2 m × 4 m × 3 m
(8 ft × 12 ft × 10 ft)		 Subsonic United States
University of Washington Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics 3x3 1 m × 1 m × 2 m
(3 ft × 3 ft × 8 ft)		 Velocity range approx. 32 to 217 km/h (20 to 135 mph) United States The original "Boeing Aerodynamical Chamber", built in 1918 with an Eiffel 1.2 by 1.2 m (4 by 4 ft) and updated in the early 1990s with new power systems and a higher velocity EDL 0.91 by 0.91 m (3 by 3 ft)
Virginia Tech Stability Wind Tunnel 2 m × 2 m
(6 ft × 6 ft)		 United States
Von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility Operational United States Three tunnels at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex
Williams F1 Wind Tunnel 2 Operational 4.4 m × 2.5 m × 12 m
(14 ft × 8 ft × 39 ft)		 Motorsport / Automotive United Kingdom
WindShear Full Scale, Rolling Road, Automotive Wind Tunnel Wind shear United States
Windtech Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Operational 3 m × 2 m × 23 m
(10 ft × 7 ft × 75 ft)		 Low-Speed / Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Australia Windtech owns and operates one of the largest boundary layer wind tunnel labs in the world with a total of 3 wind tunnels under one roof. Each wind tunnel is 3 m × 2 m × 23 m (9.8 ft × 6.6 ft × 75.5 ft)

References

  1. ↑ "A2 wind tunnel". Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel". Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Fly for Real". Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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