Air speeds as high as 400 mph will be possible in 20-ft test chamber at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio; power supplied by 40,000-hp Westinghouse motor which is world's largest induction motor; when operating at top speed, it consumes over 30,000 kw of electricity.


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    Title :

    Wright Field wind tunnel


    Additional title:

    Automotive Industries


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1941


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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