wind tunnel

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That geography turns the valley into a natural wind tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Just over four years after starting that first placement at Williams, Sullivan is now a full-time wind tunnel systems engineer.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

And they are starting work with a new wind tunnel and driver-in-the-loop simulator, about which Newey was pretty disparaging last spring.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Now that we’re through the wind tunnel of adolescence, I’m happy to share them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The point of a wind tunnel, of course, was to simulate as closely as possible the conditions that prevailed in free flight.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly