Testing Facilities by Country

The following list of testing facilities are current members of SATA. This list is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of testing facilities in the world - just in our membership. The representatives are not necessarily the point of contact for that facility. Please visit the facility website to learn about that facility and who to contact for more information.

You may also view this list sorted by Company or Facility or Contact Last Name or Establishment Year or Country

SATA Member
(Click for Facility Description)
Representative
(Click to Email)
Country
Member
Since
Clarkson University
Ken Visser N/A
2006
Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Stephen Lam
Australia
2003
Monash University
David Burton
Australia
2000
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Monash
Simon Watkins
Australia
1993
CTA/IAE/ASA - L (Centro Tecnico Aeroespacial/Instituto de Aeronautica e Espaco)
TA-1
Pedro J. de Oliveira Neto
Brazil
1977
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Jason Leuschen
Canada
1965
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Automotive Center of Excellence
Gary Elfstrom
Canada
2011
Low Speed Aerodynamics Institute of China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center (CARDC)
12m×16m/8m×6m Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Haisheng Sun
China
2010
Tongji University
Shanghai Automotive Wind Tunnel Center
Shigang Yang
China
2010
QinetiQ
5 Metre Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Ian Smith
England
1969
BAE Systems
Warton 13 x 9
Brian Cleator
England
1971
ONERA GMT
F1 Pressurized Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Jean-Claude Traineau
France
1983
University of Orleans
Soufflerie "Lucien Malavard"
Jacques Hureau
France
2005
Institut Aerotechnique (CNAM)
Edmond Szechenyi
France
1998
Daimler AG Stuttgart
Wind Kanal Ut
Hans-Dieter Bechstein
Germany
1980
BMW Group
BMW Windkanal + AEROLAB der BMW Group
Holger Winkelmann Germany
2005
AUDI AG
Aeroacoustic Wind Tunnel
Klaus Zimmermann
Germany
1999
FKFS - University of Stuttgart
Dr. Ing. Jochen Wiedemann
Germany
1999
Technical University Dresden
Niedergeschwindigkeitswindkanal
Dr. Jochen Brechling
Germany
1993
Windkanal Dresden-Klotzsche
NK 2
Uwe Schönlebe
Germany
1993
Technical University Darmstadt
Unterschall-Kanal
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Cameron Tropea
Germany
1986
Porsche AG
Cavitation Tunnel
Ulrich Knoernschild
Germany
1986
Airbus Deutschland GmbH
AIRBUS LSWT Bremen
Klaus Muthreich
Germany
1993
The Agency for Assessment & Application of Technology (BPPT)
Indonesian Low Speed Tunnel
Dr. Surjatin Wiriadidjaja
Indonesia
1997
Iran Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST)
Dr. Mohammad Ali Ardekani
Iran
2001
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
1x1 m^2 Subsonic Wind Tunnel
Moti Ringel
Israel
1984
Israel Aircraft Industries - IAI
IAI-LSWT
Joshua Meir
Israel
1990
Politecnico di Milano
Galleria del Vento del Politecnico di Milano
Gabriele Campanardi
Italy
2002
Industrie Pininfarina S.P.A.
PF Wind Tunnel
Antonello Cogotti
Italy
1979
AGUSTA WESTLAND
AGUSTA WESTLAND Bresso wind tunnel and AGUSTA WESTLAND Yeovil wind tunnel
Giuseppe Crosta
Italy
1991
Shimizu Corporation
Shimizu Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel
Kazuki Hibi
Japan
1998
Railway Technical Research Institute
Tatsuo Maeda
Japan
1998
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Full-scale Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel
Yuji Ishihara
Japan
1989
Nihon University
Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Hajime Fujita
Japan
1989
JAXA -Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency
6.5m x 5.5m Low Speed Wind Tunnel, 2m x 2m Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Shigeru Hamamoto
Japan
1998
Tokai University
Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Michitoshi Takagi
Japan
1999
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Full Scale Wind Tunnel
Masahiro Yoshida
Japan
1998
Kawada Industries Inc.
KAWADA Wind Tunnel Research Center
Katsuya Edamoto
Japan
1994
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.
Naoshi Kikuchi
Japan
1998
Agency for Defence Development, Korea
Seung-Ki Ahn
Korea
2001
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
UTM Low Speed Wind Tunnel Facility (UTM-LST)
Shuhaimi Mansor
Malaysia
2002
CSIR - Defencetek
LSWT
Peter Skinner
South Africa
1988
KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
4 meter low speed tunnel
Dr. Bongzoo Sung
South Korea
1999
Volvo Car Corp.
Volvo Wind Tunnel
Alexander Broniewicz
Sweden
1974
Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology
Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Lennart Lofdahl
Sweden
2008
FOI - Swedish Defence Research Agency
LT1
Per-Åke Torlund
Sweden
1976
RUAG Aerospace Emmen
LWTE Wind Tunnel
Michel Guillaume
Switzerland
1995
DNW - Duits-Nederlandse Wind Tunnels
DNW-NWB
Christophe Hermans
The Netherlands
1978
Royal Thai Air Force Academy
Subsonic Research Wind Tunnel
Oran Buathong
Thailand
2010
TUBITAK-SAGE-AWT
Ankara Wind Tunnel
Suleyman Kurun
Turkiye (Turkey)
2000
Lola Cars International Ltd.
Lola Cars
Chris Saunders
United Kingdom
2005
Airbus Filton (UK)
Airbus Filton Low Speed Wind Tunnel Facility
David Johnson-Newell
United Kingdom
2004
Aerodyn
Aerodyn Wind Tunnel LLC
Gary Eaker
USA
2008
ViGYAN, Inc.
ViGYAN Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Richard White
USA
2004
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Naval Aerodynamic Test Facility (NATF)
Terence Ghee
USA
1993
Boeing - Seattle
Boeing Propulsion Wind Tunnel
Tim Bressler
USA
2001
Jacobs Sverdrup Technology Group
Driveability Test Facility WT8
Joel Walter
USA
2001
Auto Research Center
Auto Research Center
Mike Camosy
USA
1999
Wichita State University
Walter H. Beech Memorial Wind Tunnel
John Laffen
USA
1965
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State University
Subsonic
Dr. Roger Simpson
USA
1989
US Naval Academy
Subsonic
Karen Flack
USA
1979
US Air Force Academy
Subsonic Wind Tunnel
Thomas Yechout
USA
1980
California Institute of Technology
GALCIT Lucas AWWT
E. C. Graff
USA
2007
Calspan
8-ft Transonic Wind Tunnel
Roman Paryz
USA
1967
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harper Wind Tunnel
Dr. Narayanan M. Komerath
USA
1965
Lockheed Martin LM Aeronautics Co (GA)
LSWT
Mark L. Perry
USA
1965
M.I.T. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wright Brothers Memorial Tunnel
Dr. Eugene E. Covert
USA
1965
NFAC Wind Tunnel
40X80 and 80 x 120 Wind Tunnel Facilities
Nicholas Jize
USA
1965
NASA - Glenn Research Center
9 x 15 LSWT
Martin J. (Marty) Krupar
USA
1981
NASA - Langley Research Center
14 x 22 ft Subsonic Tunnel
Donald Smith
USA
1965
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD)
Wind Tunnel No. 1
Monica Walker
USA
1965
Old Dominion University
The Langley Full Scale Wind Tunnel
Colin Britcher
USA
1997
Jacobs/Sverdrup, AEDC Group
Transonic 4T
Rick Bishop
USA
1981
Texas A&M University
Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Dr. Edward White
USA
1965
University of Dayton
UD Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Aaron Altman
USA
2006
University of Maryland
GLM Wind Tunnel
Dr. Jewel B. Barlow
USA
1965
University of Notre Dame
Hessert Subsonic Wind Tunnel
Dr. Robert C. Nelson
USA
1979
University of Washington Aero Lab
Kirsten Wind Tunnel
Jack Ross
USA
1965
University of Kansas
3 x 4 WT
Dr. Ray R. Taghavi
USA
1994
US Army AMRDEC
7'X10' Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Nilli Gold
USA
2011
US Naval Academy
60x42" Closed-Circuit Wind Tunnel
David Miklosovic
USA
1979/2011
Swift Aero
Swift Aero
Douglas N. Smyth
USA
1995
Windshear, Inc.
NK 2
Brian Nelson
USA
2010
NASA - Langley Research Center
14 x 22 ft Subsonic Tunnel
David A. Dress
USA
1965
San Diego Air & Space Technology Center
SD LSWT 8X12
Charles Niskey
USA
1994
GM Aerodynamics Laboratory / Design
GM Aerodynamics Laboratory
Frank Meinert
USA
1965
GM Research & Development Center
Basic Research Wind Tunnel
Bahram Khalighi
USA
1985
Chrysler LLC
Aerodynamic Model Test Facility
Mark Gleason
USA
1970
Boeing - Philadelphia
Boeing V/STOL Wind Tunnel (BVWT)
Robert Wozniak
USA
1965
Boeing - Seattle
Low Speed AeroAcoustic Facility
Donn Perkins
USA
2001
Bihrle Applied Research
Large Angle Multi-Purpose Wind Tunnel
William Bihrle (Jr)
USA
1993
AFRL - Air Force Research Lab
Subsonic Aerodynamic Research Laboratory
Tom Presdorf
USA
1965

Honorary Members

The following is a list of Honorary Members that no longer represent a specific facility but are still invited to contribute to SATA.

SATA Member
(Click to Email)
Year Honored
John Ayer
2004
Hans-Dieter Bechstein
1986
David Bevan
1995
Ed Brady
1990
Dr. Rolf Buchheim
1997
Joe Cadwell
1984
J. M. Cooksey
1988
Antonello Cogotti
2007
Milton W. Davis
1986
Bernd Ewald
1999
Tony Fasano
1994
Donald S. Gross
1978
George B. Gurney
1989
A. Dudley Hammond
1978
Dean Herron
1997
Bonnie Johnson
2003
Cor Joosen
2011
Kent Kelly
1997
Daniel Levin
2000
Norbert Lindener
2011
Jorge Martinez
2011
Clarence C. Prunty
1994
Gary Romberg
2003
Roman Paryz
2009
Richard (Rusty) Russell
1994
Jeff Saunders
2008
Douglas Smyth
2008
G. M. (Jim) Stone, Jr.
1983
Joe C. Strong
2000
John Struthers
1983
Michitoshi Takagi
2008
Jorg-Dieter Vagt
1999
Claude V. Williams
1989
Harold E. Zager
1990
Peter Zell
2003

If you do not see the facility you are looking for, it may not be a member of SATA.
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