NASA’s Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel is located in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley. The Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel is a continuous flow tunnel in which three separate test sections cover a Mach number range between 0.2 and 3.5.
Welcome to the NASA Ames Wind Tunnel site.
The Ames Wind Tunnel Operations Division welcomes all inquiries regarding potential tests in our facilities. Initial contact should be made as early as possible so that a place can be assured on the schedule and all long lead items such as hardware design and fabrication can be accomplished.
It is best if this initial contact can be made at least seven months before the desired test time.
NASA Ames Research Center is pleased to offer the services of our premier wind tunnel facilities that have a broad range of proven testing capabilities to customers from industry, DOD, other government agencies, and academia.
NASA Ames Research Center Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Test Inquiries and Contact Information.
Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Test Facilities
NASA Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Videos
This video documents the 3-stage compressor blade change at NASA Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
Time lapse video documenting the periodic maintenance of four 65,000hp electric motors that drive the NASA Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel compressors
This video documents the construction of the NASA Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (video contains no sound).
Upgrading the World’s Premiere Production Wind Tunnel
This interactive 360° animation takes you inside the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
This system utilizes state of the art technology to measure and visualize unsteady air flows, in near-real time, for wind tunnel vehicle tests. Additionally, this method allows for increased accuracy and data to be processed 10, 000 times faster..
NASA Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel facility was built in the 1950’s and funded by the Unitary Plan Act of 1949.
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