wind tunnel
noun
: a tunnellike passage through which air is blown at a known velocity to investigate air flow around an object (such as an airplane part or model) placed in the passage
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Sullivan applied to multiple work placements across different F1 teams, and the wind tunnel program at Williams was the only one to select her.
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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
That geography turns the valley into a natural wind tunnel.
—Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
The Track Kit was subject to extensive testing in the company’s wind tunnels, and the automaker says Jörg Weidinger, an engineer who has done record runs on the Nürburgring, oversaw fine-tuning of the Track Kit.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2026
Engineers there can observe the video reconstructions and pull out wing shapes, make 3-D print models of them and test them in the College of Engineering’s wind tunnel, according to UC Davis.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
That geography turns the valley into a natural wind tunnel.
—Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
The Track Kit was subject to extensive testing in the company’s wind tunnels, and the automaker says Jörg Weidinger, an engineer who has done record runs on the Nürburgring, oversaw fine-tuning of the Track Kit.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2026
Engineers there can observe the video reconstructions and pull out wing shapes, make 3-D print models of them and test them in the College of Engineering’s wind tunnel, according to UC Davis.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Wind tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20tunnel. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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