List of wind tunnels
| Name | Status | Size | Use | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M Oran W. Nicks Low Speed Wind Tunnel | L 12 ft X W 10 ft X H 7 ft | Scale Aircraft, UAV, Rocket, Missile, Academic Research, Automotive, Motorsport, Cycling, Skiing, Architectural, Transit, Truck, Product Development 0-200MPH | Texas A&M University, College Station TX | 7ft x 7ft capable of mach 0.4 | |
| ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel | L 46 ft x W 14.7 ft x H 9.5 ft (L 14.3 m x W 4.5 m x H 2.9 m) | Full Scale: Automotive, Motorsport, Cycling, Skiing, Architectural, Transit, Truck, Product Development | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | Available and accessible for all industries requiring wind tunnel services or climatic services. | |
| A2 wind tunnel | Full scale general purpose | Mooresville, NC | ~$500/hr Full scale Race car, Motorcycle, Bicycle, etc. | ||
| AeroDyn Wind Tunnel | Full scale NASCAR racecars | Mooresville, NC | |||
| Calspan Wind Tunnel | 8 ft × 8 ft (2.4 m × 2.4 m) | Subsonic/Transonic | Buffalo, New York | ||
| European transonic wind tunnel | Transonic | Cologne, Germany | |||
| Langley 8 Foot High Speed Tunnel | 8 ft (2.4 m) | High Speed | Hampton, Virginia | ||
| Full-Scale Tunnel | Hampton, Virginia | ||||
| Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel | University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland | ||||
| Glenn Hypersonic Wind Tunnel | Hypersonic | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Ames National Full Scale Aerodynamic Complex (operated by US Air Force) | 40 ft × 80 ft (12 m × 24 m) | Subsonic | Mountain View, California | ||
| Modine Wind Tunnel | Racine, Wisconsin | Climatic wind tunnel testing, large truck and automotive | |||
| Ames 7×10 foot Wind Tunnel (operated by US Army) | 7 ft × 10 ft (2.1 m × 3.0 m) | Mountain View, California | |||
| San Diego Wind Tunnel | San Diego, CA | major airframers, bicycle manufacturers and professional athletes | |||
| Trisonic Wind Tunnel | El Segundo, California | ||||
| Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel | Mountain View, California | ||||
| Variable Density Tunnel | Variable Density | Hampton, Virginia | |||
| Vertical wind tunnel; Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute | Vertical | Moscow, Russia | |||
| Wind Shear's Full Scale, Rolling Road, Automotive Wind Tunnel | Wind Shear | Concord, North Carolina | |||
| Ames Hypersonic Propulsion Integration 16 Inch Shock | 16 in (41 cm) | Hypersonic Propulsion | Mountain View, CA | ||
| Ames Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Direct-Connect | Hypersonic Propulsion | Mountain View, CA | |||
| Ames National Full Scale Aerodynamic Complex (operated by US Air Force) | 80 ft × 120 ft (24 m × 37 m) | Subsonic Atmospheric | Mountain View, CA | Largest wind tunnel in the world | |
| Ames Subsonic 12 Foot High-Rn Pressure | 12 ft (3.7 m) | Subsonic | Mountain View, CA | ||
| Ames Supersonic 9×7 foot High-Rn | 9 ft × 7 ft (2.7 m × 2.1 m) | Supersonic | Mountain View, CA | ||
| Ames Transonic 11 Foot High-Rn | 11 Foot | Transonic | Mountain View, CA | ||
| Glenn Supersonic 10×10 foot Propulsion | 10 ft × 10 ft (3.0 m × 3.0 m) | Supersonic | Cleveland, OH | ||
| Glenn Non-Vitiated Hypersonic Tunnel Facility for Propulsion Integration | Hypersonic | Cleveland, OH | |||
| Glenn Propulsion Simulation Lab Cell 3 | Cleveland, OH | ||||
| Glenn Propulsion Simulation Lab Cell 4 | Cleveland, OH | ||||
| Glenn Engine Components Research Lab Cell 2b | Cleveland, OH | ||||
| Glenn Subsonic Icing Research Tunnel | Subsonic Icing | Cleveland, OH | |||
| Glenn Subsonic 9×15 foot Propulsion | 9 ft × 15 ft (2.7 m × 4.6 m) | Subsonic | Cleveland, OH | ||
| Glenn Transonic 8×6 foot Propulsion | 8 ft × 6 ft (2.4 m × 1.8 m) | Transonic | Cleveland, OH | ||
| Langley Hypersonic 20 Inch Mach 6 Air | 20 in (51 cm) | Hypersonic | Hampton, VA | ||
| Langley Hypersonic 31 Inch Mach 10 Air | 31 in (79 cm) | Hypersonic | Hampton, VA | ||
| Langley Hypersonic 20 Inch Mach 6 Tetrafluoromethane | 20 in (51 cm) | Hypersonic | Hampton, VA | ||
| Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration 8 Foot High-Temperature Tunnel | 8 ft (2.4 m) | Hypersonic, High-Temperature | Hampton, VA | ||
| Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Arc-Heated Scramjet | Hypersonic | Hampton, VA | |||
| Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Combustion Scramjet | Hypersonic | Hampton, VA | |||
| Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration Supersonic Combustion | Hypersonic | Hampton, VA | |||
| Langley Hypersonic Propulsion Integration 15 Inch Mach 6 High-Temperature Tunnel | 15 in (38 cm) | Hypersonic | Hampton, VA | ||
| Langley Subsonic 12 Foot Atmospheric Lab | 12 ft (3.7 m) | Subsonic Atmospheric | Hampton, VA | ||
| Langley Subsonic 20 Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel | 20 ft (6.1 m) | Subsonic Vertical Spin | Hampton, VA | ||
| Langley Subsonic 14×22 foot Atmospheric | 14 ft × 22 ft (4.3 m × 6.7 m) | Subsonic Atmospheric | Hampton, VA | ||
| Langley Subsonic Low-Turbulence Pressure Tunnel | Subsonic Low-Turbulence | Hampton, VA | |||
| Langley Supersonic High-Rn | Supersonic | Hampton, VA | |||
| Langley High-Rn Transonic Dynamics Tunnel | Transonic | Hampton, VA | |||
| Langley Transonic 16 Foot Atmospheric | 16 ft (4.9 m) | Transonic Atmospheric | Hampton, VA | ||
| Langley National Transonic Facility | Transonic | Hampton, VA | |||
| Langley NASA/GASL HYPULSE Propulsion Integration | Hampton, VA | ||||
| Virginia Tech Stability Wind Tunnel | 6 ft × 6 ft (1.8 m × 1.8 m) | Blacksburg, Virginia | |||
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