Purdue Plans Hypersonic Test Center Backed By Rolls-Royce

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The Hypersonic Ground Test Center will allow industry to test hypersonic technologies.
Credit: Second Bay Studios/Purdue University
A Hypersonic Ground Test Center (HGTC) capable of wind tunnel testing articles up to Mach 7.5 is to be developed in the Purdue Aerospace District adjacent to Purdue University’s Indiana campus. Plans for the Rolls-Royce-supported center, which will be a central shared utility incorporating multiple...
Guy Norris

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