(CBS) --Architects and engineers spend a lot of time designing modern high-rises so they can handle the kind of wind gusts Chicago has experienced in recent days. Today's designs are tested in wind ...

NASA-developed wind tunnel technology is being used by the aviation industry to perfect new airplane designs throughout the entire development process. The Boeing Company, Seattle, is one manufacturer ...

Wind tunnels aren’t just for testing aircraft anymore. Climatic wind tunnels, a variation on traditional wind tunnels, have been used by a host of large-scale manufacturers to thoroughly test ...

In the dynamic realm of aerospace engineering, the wind tunnel serves as a crucible of truth, where the fate of aircraft programs hangs in the balance. Recently, the Dufour Aerospace Flight Physics ...

The 2024 Ford Mustang was designed to ride like the wind. And into it. Ford has unveiled the new wind tunnel it has installed at its Allen Park, Michigan, development center, where the Mustang and ...

AVRIEUX, France, Jan 19 (Reuters) - French engine maker Safran (SAF.PA), opens new tab said on Friday it had begun wind-tunnel tests for its "RISE" technology project, a radical jet engine design for ...

French manufacturer tests its unique configuration, which positions gaseous hydrogen fuel tanks outside the fuselage.

Though it might not help you design the next Mach 2 fighter jet, the WTM-1000 benchtop wind tunnel from Omega, Stamford, Conn. (omega.com), will let companies calibrate vane and hot-wire anemometers.

A specially designed wind tunnel for birds could help scientists learn the secrets of avian aerial abilities and translate them into drones that are masters of flying through rough-and-tumble ...