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The low-speed 24ft (Q121) tunnel is the largest bore of the tunnels that have existed on the site, which have included a smaller low-speed, and transonic (converted from sub sonic) tunnels. Q121 is an amazing place to visit. Subscribe now to remove ads Member for 19 years 8 months Posts: 1,988

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The vast wind tunnels at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough, Hampshire, were testing grounds for prototype planes ranging from the earliest WWI biplanes to Concorde.

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A pair of Grade I-listed wind tunnels at Farnborough Airport are to be opened to the public for the first time next year. The wind tunnels, once used by the RAF to test the Hawker Hurricane fighter plane which served in World War II, are housed in two buildings known as R52 - built in 1917 and listed in 2003 - and Q121 - built in 1935 and.

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Hidden away in what is now a business park are two anonymous but historic buildings, prosaically labelled R52 and Q121. These house two of the wind-tunnels once used in aeronautical research - the 4ftx3ft tunnel built in the late 1940s in building R52, and the 24ft tunnel in Q121, which was opened in 1935. Photos in the Farnborough wind-tunnels

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They are wind tunnels, and the buildings containing them, in Farnborough, Hampshire, built to test aeroplanes from the first world war onwards, including Spitfires, the earliest jets and.

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Inside the wind tunnel that helped build British aviation icons including prototypes of WWI

The historic Wind Tunnels at Farnborough are some of the few remaining buildings from the world famous Royal Aircraft Establishment. Saved from demolition by FAST and given listed status, these magnificent buildings were at the forefront of aerodynamic research and development from the early 1930s until 1994.

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The historic Wind Tunnels at Farnborough are some of the few remaining buildings from the world-famous Royal Aircraft Establishment. Saved from demolition by FAST and given listed status, these magnificent buildings were at the forefront of aerodynamic research and development from the early 1930s until 1994.

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The older of the two buildings, R52, contains Britain's oldest wind tunnel, built in 1917. Here, between the multiple levels and sets of equipment that support this impressive bit of engineering, artist James Bridle has installed a sinister video of a jet using surveillance footage from a drone.

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The 2023 Wind Tunnel Tour Season is now closed, but the waiting list for 2024 is open. The 2024 season will run from 31st March to 27th October 2024. Details at Wind Tunnel Tours>> We are offering Guided Tours of the Man-Carrying Centrifuge . More details at: https://farnboroughcentrifuge.org.uk General enquiries to [email protected]

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FAST also runs guided tours of the Museum and two of Farnborough's historic wind tunnels. The work of the Trust is supported by the Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Association with over 900 members Worldwide. All of those active in day to day operation of the museum, the wind tunnel and centrifuge tours, the curation and preservation of the.

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Two test sites, the National Gas Turbine Establishment (NGTE), and its precursor, the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) of Farnborough, made use of dramatic wind tunnels and massive fans to.

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Farnborough College of Technology Lecture. 1930 - 2100 GMT. Received wisdom is that in this age of digital engineering, wind tunnels are in decline. The imminent demise of the wind tunnel has been eagerly anticipated for over 50 years now. and yet they have stubbornly refused to die.