![Sonic Boom Model positioned inside the 10x10 supersonic wind tunnel.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/10x10-sonic-boom-model.jpg?w=1024)
![Ram Jet Model in the 10x10 Foot Wind Tunnel.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/10x10-ram-jet-model.jpg?w=819)
![Glenn engineer Christine Pastor is showing an unpacked flexible canopy in NASA Glenn's 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/10x10-unpacked-canopy.jpg?w=1024)
10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel Facility
The Abe Silverstein Supersonic Wind Tunnel (SWT) facility is the largest and fastest wind tunnel at NASA Glenn and is specifically designed to test supersonic propulsion components from inlets and nozzles to full-scale jet and rocket engines.
Focus Areas and Capabilities
Learn more about the specifications and capabilities of this facility.
![2D Inlet coldpipe test at 10X10 foot supersonic wind tunnel.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/10x10-2d-inlet-coldpipe-test.jpg?w=1024)
Characteristics
The test section is large enough to accommodate large-scale models and full-size aircraft components.
![10x10 Foot Wind Tunnel Control Room.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/10x10-control-room.jpg?w=1024)
Quick Facts
The 10×10 SWT was specifically designed to test supersonic propulsion components such as inlets, nozzles, and full-scale jet and rocket engines.
![Researcher checks the configuration of the Mach 5 inlet mounted in the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/10x10-mach5-inlet-model-swt.jpg?w=795)
Data Acquisition
Real-time remote access to data through secure network connections.
Abe Silverstein Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10X10) Gallery
Contact Information
Abe Silverstein Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10×10)
Facility Manager: Jonathan Kubiak
(216) 433-8347
NASA Glenn Research Center
21000 Brookpark Rd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44135
(216) 433-4000
Fact Sheet
Throughout its history, the 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10×10 SWT) has made valuable contributions to the advancement of fundamental supersonic propulsion technology.
Researchers have used the facility to aid in the development of the Atlas-Centaur, Saturn, and Atlas-Agena-class launch vehicles, and for such vehicle-focused research programs as the High-Speed Civil Transport, the National AeroSpace Plane, and the Joint Strike Fighter.
Read the 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel Fact Sheet![High Speed Research 2D Inlet Poppet Valves in the 10x10 Foot Wind Tunnel](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/10x10-high-speed-poppet-valves.jpg?w=1024)
AETC Supersonic Facilities
NASA operates four Supersonic Facilities. The 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, the 9- by 7-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, the 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel and the 4-Foot Supersonic Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel.
Learn More About AETC Supersonic Facilities![1.79 percent scale model of a future concept supersonic aircraft built by The Boeing Company in the 8x6 wind tunnel.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/8x6_2013_01177_full.jpg?w=1024)
AETC Ground Facilities
AETC sets the strategic direction for NASA’s versatile and comprehensive portfolio of ground test aeronautics research capabilities.
Among these assets are subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic wind tunnels and propulsion test facilities at Ames Research Center, Glenn Research Center, and Langley Research Center.
Learn More About AETC Ground Facilities![NASA Ames Research Center aerial from the NFAC 80-by-120-foot wind tunnel inlet vanes N221B with Power Substation North N225B, Office Trailers TR35A, TR35, and TR35C in forground looking west across center. The image was taken by Jonas Jonsson and Zachary Roberts, General Engineers with the Ames Aeronautics Projects Office, during a drone flight over the center.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/acd20-0075-003.jpg?w=1024)
GRC Research Facilities
Find out more about the research facilities at NASA’s Glenn Research Center
NASA’s Glenn Research Center provides ground test facilities to industry, government, and academia.
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