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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday inaugurated the advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility here, making India the third country after the US and Russia to have such a facility. The state-of-the-art HWT Test facility is pressure vacuum driven enclosed free jet facility having nozzle exit diameter of 1 metre and will simulate Mach No 5 to 12 (Mach represents the multiplication factor to the speed of sound) , a defence release said. After America and Russia, India is the third country to have such a large facility in terms of size and operating capability, it said. It is an indigenous development and an outcome of synergistic partnership with Indian industries.
Rajnath Singh inaugurates India s first hypersonic wind tunnel test facility
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Last Updated: Dec 19, 2020, 11:57 PM IST
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Singh, who visited the Defence Research and Development Organisation s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex here during his two-day visit to the city, urged the DRDO s scientists to make India a Super Military Power , thereby making India a Super Power, a defence release said.
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HYDERABAD: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday inaugurated the advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility here, making India the third country after the US and Russia to have such a facility.
The state-of-the-art HWT Test facility is pressure vacuum driven enclosed free jet facility having nozzle exit diameter of 1 metre and will simulate Mach No 5 to 12 (Mach represents the multiplication factor to the speed of sound) , a defence release said.