14- by 22-Foot Subsonic Tunnel Quick Facts

HomeCharacteristicsQuick FactsData AcquisitionGalleryVirtual Tour This facility assesses conventional performance for low-speed tests of powered and unpowered models of various fixed- and rotary-wing civil and military aircraft over a wide range of takeoff, landing, cruise and high angle-of-attack conditions. The tunnel…

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The MADCAT wing during assembly, preparing to be tested in NASA's Langley Research Center's 14 x 22 feet wind tunnel.

Mission Adaptive Digital Composite Aerostructure Technologies (MADCAT) model in the 14×22 test section, building 1212C.

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This facility assesses conventional performance for low-speed tests of powered and unpowered models of various fixed- and rotary-wing civil and military aircraft over a wide range of takeoff, landing, cruise and high angle-of-attack conditions. The tunnel can be easily reconfigured for acoustic, tethered free-flight and forced-oscillation (dynamic stability) testing, as well as for motor sports studies. Investigators can chose from either closed (walls, ceiling and floor) or open (floor-only) test-section arrangements.

Speed: 348 feet per second

Reynolds Number: 0 – 2.2 x 10⁶ per foot

Test Gas: Ambient atmosphere

Test Section Size: 14.5 x 21.75 feet

Length: 50 feet

Drive Power: 12,000 horsepower

14-by-22-Foot Wind Tunnel Fact Sheet