Friday, March 21, 2014

China's Completes Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Tests

China's State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) announced on 18 March that the country has successfully completed its first hypersonic wind tunnel tests.

The tests, which were conducted by the state-controlled No.1 Institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's (CASC's) 11th Research Academy, were aimed at determining the aero-elastic properties of aircraft travelling at hypersonic speeds.

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