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>> IF YOUR TESTING NEEDS
INCLUDE FIXED WING AIRCRAFT,
TACTICAL MISSILES,
LAUNCH VEHICLES LIKE
NASA'S SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM,
OR RE-ENTRY VEHICLES
SUCH AS ORION
AND THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY,
NO WIND TUNNEL CAN MATCH
THE VERSATILITY
OF NASA LANGLEY'S
FOUR FOOT SUPERSONIC
UNITARY PLAN WIND TUNNEL,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS UPWT.
FROM FUNDAMENTAL
FLOW PHYSICS RESEARCH,
TO DEVELOPMENT
OF INSTRUMENTATION
AND TESTING TECHNIQUES,
THE UNITARY PLAN WIND TUNNEL
PROVIDES THE VERSATILITY
AND DATA QUALITY YOU NEED
TO ADVANCE YOUR RESEARCH.
OUR CLOSED CIRCUIT,
CONTINUOUS FLOW,
VARIABLE DENSITY
SUPERSONIC WIND TUNNEL
INCLUDES TWO TEST SECTIONS
AND COVERS MACH NUMBERS
FROM 1.5 TO 4.63
AND REYNOLDS NUMBERS
OF HALF A MILLION
TO NINE MILLION PER FOOT,
WITH THE CAPABILITY
OF RUNNING UP
TO 11 MILLION PER FOOT
FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
EACH TEST SECTION IS EQUIPPED
WITH AN ASYMMETRIC
SLIDING BLOCK TYPE NOZZLE
ALLOWING FOR CONTINUOUS
VARIATION OF MACH NUMBER,
AND OUR MAIN COMPRESSOR
DRIVE LINE PROVIDES
THE CONTINUOUS FLOW CAPABILITY
NECESSARY FOR SAVING
YOUR TEST PROGRAM
TIME AND MONEY.
UPWT ALSO HAS AN IMPRESSIVE
SUITE OF TESTING
CAPABILITIES AVAILABLE
OVER ITS ENTIRE SPEED RANGE,
INCLUDING PERFORMANCE
AND STABILITY
AND CONTROL TESTING,
STATIC AND DYNAMIC
PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS,
DISCRETE TEMPERATURE
MEASUREMENTS,
CONTINUOUS SWEEP AND PITCH
PAUSE DATA ACQUISITION,
AND JET EFFECTS
AND PROPULSION SIMULATION
USING HIGH PRESSURE
AIR OR NITROGEN.
REAL TIME DATA ACCESS
AND CLASSIFIED TESTING
ARE ALSO AVAILABLE
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.
THE SUITE OF FLOW VISUALIZATION
TECHNIQUES AVAILABLE
INCLUDE SCHLIEREN,
PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE
SENSITIVE PAINT,
INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY,
UV AND COLORED OIL FLOW,
MINI TUFTS, SUBLIMATION,
LASER VAPOR SCREEN,
AND LASER VELOCIMETRY.
TESTING A MODEL
WITH REMOTELY ACTUATED
CONTROL SURFACES
IN A CONTINUOUS FLOW
TEST ENVIRONMENT SPEEDS YOU
THROUGH YOUR TEST MATRIX,
REDUCING THE NUMBER
OF MODEL CHANGES
AND MAXIMIZING AIR ON TIME
FOR EFFICIENT DATA ACQUISITION.
UPWT'S VERSATILE SPEED RANGE,
INDEPENDENTLY VARIABLE
REYNOLDS NUMBER CAPABILITY,
AND SUPERIOR DATA
ACQUISITION TECHNIQUES
PROVIDE THE ACCURACY LEVEL,
EFFICIENCY, AND FLEXIBILITY
WHICH TODAY'S
AEROSPACE PROGRAMS DEMAND.
YOUR TEST PROGRAM
CAN BEGIN WITH A VISIT,
PHONE CALL, OR EMAIL.
A SENIOR LEVEL
TEST ENGINEER WILL ANALYZE
YOUR REQUIREMENTS
AND MAKE AN ASSESSMENT
OF THE CAPABILITIES
NECESSARY FOR YOUR RESEARCH.
ONCE TEST REQUIREMENTS
ARE ESTABLISHED,
AN ACTION PLAN IS PREPARED.
THE PLAN IS BUILT
FLEXIBLY ENOUGH TO ADAPT
TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES,
YET CLEARLY HELPS
YOUR ORGANIZATION
ATTAIN ITS TEST OBJECTIVES.
AFTER YOUR TEAM REVIEWS
AND APPROVES THE PLAN,
OUR HIGHLY SKILLED STAFF
WILL EXECUTE IT ACCURATELY
AND EFFICIENTLY,
ALL OF WHICH TAKES PLACE
IN OUR RECENTLY
RENOVATED FACILITIES.
WHILE AT NASA'S
LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER,
YOU WILL BE AFFORDED
THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VISIT OUR VAST SUITE
OF WIND TUNNEL CAPABILITIES
ACROSS THE CENTER
IN ORDER TO FURTHER
DEFINE FUTURE REQUIREMENTS.
WITH OVER 65 YEARS
OF TESTING EXCELLENCE,
SUPPORTING PROJECTS
SUCH AS MERCURY,
GEMINI, APOLLO,
AND THE SPACE SHUTTLE,
UPWT DELIVERS HIGH QUALITY
RESULTS IN A TIMELY
AND ECONOMICAL FASHION.
TO OBTAIN THE HIGHEST QUALITY
SUPERSONIC WIND TUNNEL DATA,
VISIT THE UNITARY PLAN
WIND TUNNEL AT NASA'S
LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER.