CHINA-PLA: COMPRESSOR OF NEW FL-62 WIND TUNNEL PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY TESTED

Global Times (April 14) reported that the Aerodynamics Research Institute, under the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), announced (April 11) that it had successfully conducted a test run on the main compressor of the FL-62 wind tunnel at maximum speed on April 1. It said as the core component of the FL-62 wind tunnel, the six-meter class axial compressor unit is the first of its kind in China. and the test marked the initial success of the domestic-built compressor, and will provide support to future wind tunnel calibrations. AVIC said the FL-62 would determine the shape of China's future fighter jets and serve as a backbone for the development of cutting-edge aircraft. The large17,000-cubic-meter continuous transonic wind tunnel weighs 6,620 tons. 







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