Some very interesting shots of the MBDA Meteor missile in the ONERA S3MA wind tunnel.
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| S3MA wind tunnel overview |
The S3MA facility is a supersonic wind tunnel capable of producing powerfull wind streams up to mach 5.5. It's located on the site of Modane Avrieux in the French Alpes and is the primary testing setup for French Missiles aerodynamics since 1959
Source :
http://windtunnel.onera.fr/
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| Overview of the Meteor in the S3MA chamber |
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| IR imagery of the missile airframe during high mach trials |
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| Air intake shields opening |
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