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Tunnel C

Tunnel C in the von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. is used for aerodynamic testing at speeds of Mach 4 and Mach 10, speeds that hypersonic weapons would travel, March 12, 2020.

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