Spending Big, China Working On Mach 10-25 Wind Tunnel

Credit: FD21: National University of Defense Technology
BEIJING—China is developing a hypersonic wind tunnel capable of simulating speeds of Mach 10-25, state television says in a report that suggests abundant funding for such equipment. The installation’s ultimate purpose will be to support development of a spaceplane, says Han Jialai, a researcher of...

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