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The 10x10 is equipped to accommodate large-scale
aerodynamic (force and moment) models and fullscale engine and aircraft components.


C-2000-674: Rocket Based Combined Cycle Rig in the 10x10 C-2003-505: Loads comparison test with 6 component force/moment balance
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Frame from the 10x10 video  Abe Silverstein Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10x10) Video
View an in-depth video about the capabilities of the Abe Silverstein Supersonic Wind Tunnel (5 min, 53 sec.)
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Social media participants get a tour of the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel during a Mars Curiosity event held at GRC  2012: 10x10 Tunnel Tour
Social media participants get a tour of the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel during a Mars Curiosity event held at GRC.
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C2011-818: Combined Cycle Engine test setup in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel  C2012-3932
Combined Cycle Engine test setup in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel
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C2011-818:  Combined Cycle Engine, CCE, Group Personnel Photographs  C2012-3893
Combined Cycle Engine, CCE, Group Personnel Photographs
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C2011-818: Combined Cycle Engine test setup in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel  C2011-818
Combined Cycle Engine test setup in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel
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C2008-4252: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Flexible Canopy Test in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel  C2008-4252
Technician adjusts the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Flexible Canopy Test in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.
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C2008-1125: Technicians adjust the Advanced Inflatable Decelerator for Atmospheric Reentry (PAIDAE) in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel  C2008-1125
Technicians adjust the Advanced Inflatable Decelerator for Atmospheric Reentry (PAIDAE) in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.
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C2003-511: NASA loads comparison test with six component force/moment balance and 1.7% high speed research model 5 mounted in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel  C2003-511
NASA loads comparison test with six component force/moment balance and 1.7% high speed research model 5 mounted in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.
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C2000-679: Technicians in front of the Trailblazer Rig mounted in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel  C2000-679
Technicians in front of the Trailblazer Rig mounted in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.
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C98-2826: Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) technology development for parachutes and inflatable decelerator  MSL Parachute
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Parachute at 4% scale
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C97-476: Operators monitor a tunnel test from the control room of the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel  C97-476
Operators monitor a tunnel test from the control room of the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.
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C92-5734: Researcher checks the configuration of the Mach 5 inlet mounted in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel  C92-5734
Researcher checks the configuration of the Mach 5 inlet mounted in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.
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Last Updated: April 10, 2013