The four-foot transonic (4T) wind tunnel in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Propulsion Wind Tunnel (PWT) facility is benefiting from modern, state-of-the-art instrumentation partly due to the manufacturing capabilities of the Model Shop personnel at the Complex.
Known for aerodynamic and weapons integration testing of U.S. fighter aircraft, 4T is now equipped with a new roll mechanism and a new Captive Trajectory Support (CTS) system used to conduct staging or store separation testing that will handle higher loads needed to test today’s modern aircraft and weapons systems.
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Source: AEDC news
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