A first firing was carried out in January 2011, at ONERA Fauga Mauzac centre, using the 1/35 scalemodel of an Ariane 5 P230 booster specifically developed to display the phenomenon of shock waves during lift off. This successful campaign will continue with acoustic measurement tests on a simplified 1/35 scalemodel of the ELA-3 launch pad
Low speed tests with non aeronautical related large scalemodels (train, sail boat, car, chair-lift, buildings). For no conventional test, please contact directly by e-mail wind tunnel division team (use contact button), we will study your project together
These tests, performed on a large scalemodel, are part of the European project NICETRIP, of which the purpose is to study the technological feasibility of a civilian convertible aircraft. Future projects should allow a flight demonstrator to be made in Europe