<![CDATA[io9: Wind Tunnel]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Wind Tunnel]]> http://io9.com/tag/wind tunnel http://io9.com/tag/wind tunnel <![CDATA[World's Fastest Wind Tunnel Goes Hypersonic]]> Wind tunnels have been used to test race cars, fighter planes, even bobsleds, but there's only one wind tunnel in the world that can hit Mach 30. The LENS-X wind tunnel can hit the hypersonic speeds necessary to test the latest ultrafast aircraft, space planes, and NASA's Orion space vehicle (pictured). Every time they crank it up to full speed, it uses enough energy to launch a Saturn rocket. That's one bad-ass wind tunnel. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5074997&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Giant Cyber-Worm Tries to Hide in the Ottawa Foliage]]> Want to know how you would withstand a hurricane? This wind tunnel at the Canadian Research Council's research facility in Ottawa can test what happens to an object (or a person) when water drops are smashed into them at 150 km/hour. Let's get a little closer to those wind blades. More »
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