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Wind tunnel   /wɪnd tˈənəl/   Listen
Wind tunnel

noun
1.
A structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft.





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"Wind tunnel" Quotes from Famous Books



... direction of the arrow R, that is, more or less, for the direction varies somewhat with the Angle of Incidence and the curvature of the Surface; and, strange but true, I'm stronger on the top of the Surface than at the bottom of it. The Wind Tunnel has proved that by exhaustive research—and don't forget how quickly I can grow! As the speed through the air increases my strength increases more rapidly than you might think—approximately, as the Square of the Speed; so you see that if the Speed of the Surface through the air is, ...
— The Aeroplane Speaks - Fifth Edition • H. Barber


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