Hypersonic Wind Tunnel test facility inaugurated at DRDO
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December 20, 2020 00:19 IST
India is the third country after the US and Russia to have such a large facility
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister of State for Home Kishan Reddy at DRDO on Saturday.
India is the third country after the US and Russia to have such a large facility
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility at the DRDO’s Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex here on Saturday.
The state-of-the-art HWT test facility is a pressure vacuum driven enclosed free jet facility having nozzle exit diameter of one metre and will simulate Mach No. 5 to 12 speeds. (Mach represents the multiplication factor to the speed of sound.)
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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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.
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