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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) Hypersonic Experimental Aerodynamics Laboratory (HEAL)

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Filed · indian-institute-of-technology-kanpur-iit-k-hypersonic-experimental-aerodynamics · Last verified 2026-07-15
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Hypersonic re-entry aerodynamics and winged-body design
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1 · [milestone] Hypervelocity Expansion Tunnel (S2) facility: 24-m long tunnel testing speeds 3–10 km/s (Mach 8–29); first indigenous facility eliminating dependence on foreign agencies for Gaganyaan and re-entry aerodynamic data

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