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1-Foot Hypervelocity Shock Tunnel

A mixture of hydrogen, oxygen, and helium ignited in the Hypervelocity Shock Tunnel’s combustion chamber produced the 5,000-pound-per-square-inch pressure needed to drive the tunnel.

 

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Image Number: A-25889

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Uploaded on August 1, 2013
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