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Representative: Roman Paryz
Fax: (716) 631-4175
Phone: 716-631-6785
http://www.veridian.com/domains/vtwt.asp




8-ft Transonic Wind Tunnel

Date Built: 1947
Size H/W/L: 8' x 8' x 17.67'
Max Wind Speed: Mach= 0 to 1.35
Construction Type: 22.5 % Perforate
Reynolds Number: 0 to 1.0 x 10^7
Circuit Type: Single Return
Power: 11,000 hp main drive, 13,000 hp plenum evac.
Power Type: fan, compressor
Stagnation Pressure/Temperature: 1.5 to 47.8 psia/ 520 to 620 R
Data System: VAX-3400
Data Acquisition: DEC PDP 11/94, 50 channels
Balances: Internal (Double Roll Sting) and External (Reflection Plane)
Test Types: Aero, Store Separation
Air Supply System: 2500 psi
Air Mass Flow: 15 lb/sec
Prior Names: Veridian, General Dynamics
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