China Completes Mach 8 Hypersonic Wind Tunnel

FL-64
The FL-64 wind tunnel.
Credit: AVIC
SINGAPORE—China’s AVIC Aerodynamics Research Institute says it has completed construction of a new hypersonic wind tunnel that is reportedly able to simulate speeds from Mach 4 to Mach 8. Designated the FL-64, construction of the new 1-m-dia. (3-ft.-dia.) wind tunnel began in late 2019. The facility...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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