History
In 1946 the site at Thurleigh was the new base for the second Royal Aircraft Establishment site. The site had several reasonably large wind tunnels, one supersonic and one large subsonic. The supersonic tunnel was dismantled by 2005.
RAE was deeply involved in the development of Concorde and was also a centre for the development of the Instrument Landing System.
The wind tunnel provision consisted essentially of four large high-quality research facilities, which would...
RAE Bedford (Wind tunnel site) - November 2016
In 1946 the site at Thurleigh was the new base for the second Royal Aircraft Establishment site. The site had several reasonably large wind tunnels, one supersonic and one large subsonic. The supersonic tunnel was dismantled by 2005.
RAE was deeply involved in the development of Concorde and was also a centre for the development of the Instrument Landing System.
The wind tunnel provision consisted essentially of four large high-quality research facilities, which would...
RAE Bedford (Wind tunnel site) - November 2016