| Date Built: | 1950 |
| Last Renovated: | 1993 |
| Size H/W/L: | 8 ft x 10 ft x 10 ft (2.4 m x 3.0 m x 3.0 m) |
| Max Wind Speed: | 55.9 mph (90 kph) |
| Construction Type: | Solid walls |
| Reynolds Number: | 5.6 x 10^6 / m (max) |
| Circuit Type: | Horizontal closed |
| Power: | 750 KW (1000 hp) |
| Power Type: | Two 5-m diameter wooden propellers with variable RPM (max = 600 rpm) |
| Stagnation Pressure/Temperature: | Atm. / Atm. |
| Data System: | PC |
| Data Acquisition: | DAQ Card: DAS 1802 HC; Signal Conditioning Unit: OI-Tech Company Product DBK43 A; 7 1D load cells |
| Pressure System: | SETRA DATUM 200 pressure transducers |
| Balances: | one external balance, two internal balances |
| Test Types: | 3D force and moment measurement; Aero, ground transportation, flow visualization |
| Air Mass Flow: | 817.1316 kg/s when velocity = 90 m/s |
| Facility History: | Facility History Mustafa Kemal Ataturk establisher of Republic of Turkey had wanted to have a wind tunnel would give support to the aircraft industry in education research and development. With that facility it had been planned to develop Turkish National Aerospace Industry. After his dead the government decided to built AWT in 1941. AWT was designed and built by an English company “British & Thompson”. Government took delivery of AWT in 1950. The wind tunnel has been managed by many government organizations. Presently The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey-Defense Industries Research and Development Institue (TÜBITAK-SAGE) has formed a well qualified team of researchers to operate the tunnel for the needs of the aerospace industry and other applicable areas. Building of AWT: 1950 Installing of External Balance System: 1955 Starting “Improvement of AWT” Project by TÜBITAK-SAGE: August 1993 Calibrating and Analysing of AWT:1994-1995 Operating modernising and calibrating the external balance system:1996-1998 Opening of AWT for industrial usage: 1999 Being a member of SATA: 2000 |
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