| Date Built: | 1987 |
| Last Renovated: | 1999-2000 |
| Size H/W/L: | 3 ft x 4 ft x 5 ft (0.9 m x 1.2 m x 1.5 m) |
| Max Wind Speed: | 180 mph (289.7 kph) |
| Construction Type: | Open (with capability for sidewalls, groundplane, or fully closed) |
| Reynolds Number: | 1,150,000/foot |
| Circuit Type: | Open return |
| Power: | 150 HP |
| Power Type: | Constant RPM, variable pitch |
| Stagnation Pressure/Temperature: | Atmospheric |
| Data System: | Multiple PC/Windows 2000 Professional units with internal network for data acquisition and analysis. |
| Data Acquisition: | National Instruments LabVIEW software/hardware. 32 channels for analog, 32 channels for digital |
| Pressure System: | Pressure Systems ESP (8400, scanners) |
| Balances: | Internal balances, various sizes, also compatible with NAS LaRC balances |
| Ground Effects: | Ground board (no suction) |
| Test Types: | 3D, 2D, static force and pressure, flow visualization, structure, powered, instrument calibration |
| Facility History: | The ViGYAN Low Speed Wind Tunnel facility is housed in the Aero-Fluids Laboratory building located behind ViGYAN offices in the Langley Research and Development Park Hampton Virginia. The facility designed and fabricated by ViGYAN personnel has been in operation since 1988 serving the aerodynamic testing requirements of Government establishments and private companies in addition to supporting the on-going internal R&D activities of ViGYAN. It was originally built to support ViGYAN SBIR work but expanded to serve commercial and NASA customers who needed an inexpensive facility for low-speed basic aerodynamics and preliminary configuration development testing. |
| Tunnel Diagrams & Images: | |
   | |