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Originally designed to test nuclear thermal rocket nozzles as part of the NERVA program, the HTF was reconfigured as a hypersonic (Mach 5,6,7) blowdown, non-vitiated, free jet facility capable of testing large-scale hypersonic airbreathing propulsion systems.
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Hypersonic Tunnel Facility Video
View an in-depth video about the capabilities of the Hypersonic Tunnel Facility (6 min, 16 sec.)
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C2004-1718
Overview of the interior of the Hypersonic Tunnel Facility.
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C2004-1716
Overview of the interior of the Hypersonic Tunnel Facility.
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C2000-110
Overview of the interior of the Hypersonic Tunnel Facility.
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C99-2308
Aerial view of the Hypersonic Tunnel Facility at NASA Plum Brook Station.
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