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Aerospace glossary

High-enthalpy test facility

Also called high-enthalpy ground testing, shock tunnel, arc jet

A ground facility, such as a shock tunnel or arc jet, that reproduces the extreme heat and flow conditions of hypersonic flight. Test runs last seconds or less, so flight tests are still needed.

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