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Hyper X mounted on Pegasus booster rocket in 20 Inch Mach 6 Wind Tunnel
Hyper X mounted on Pegasus booster rocket in 20 Inch Mach 6 Wind Tunnel

Hyper X mounted on Pegasus booster rocket in 20 Inch Mach 6 Wind Tunnel.

Silhouette of Workman in the 8×6 Foot Wind Tunnel
Silhouette of Workman in the 8×6 Foot Wind Tunnel

Silhouette of workman in the 8×6 Foot Wind Tunnel.

Testing Tools for Flight
Testing Tools for Flight

Christine Pastor, an AeroMechanical Test Engineer with Sierra Lobo, Inc, works in Glenn’s 8×6 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.

Supersonic Aircraft Model
Supersonic Aircraft Model

A 1.79 percent scale model of a future concept supersonic aircraft built by The Boeing Company in the 8×6 Wind…

Like the Sound of Thunder
Like the Sound of Thunder

A sonic boom is caused by an object moving faster than sound.

To Go Fast, Start Small
To Go Fast, Start Small

Kyle Webster checks that the subscale model of a future low-boom supersonic aircraft is correctly installed.

2.8% Ares 1 Acoustic Reentry Wind Tunnel Model
2.8% Ares 1 Acoustic Reentry Wind Tunnel Model

Test to determine fluctuating pressure environments from a 2.8% scale Ares I first stage configuration to verify and update reentry…

0.65% Scale Tri-Jet Low-Boom Model 1044
0.65% Scale Tri-Jet Low-Boom Model 1044

Tri-jet supersonic transport low-boom model 1044 mounted in Ames 9-by 7-toot supersonic wind tunnel for measurement of sonic boom and…

Space Shuttle Model Testing
Space Shuttle Model Testing

Pictured here is a three percent space shuttle model testing for return to flight in the Ames 9×7 wind tunnel.