
Location: Aerodynamics Laboratory.
Tunnel Capabilities
- Wind speeds: 15-60 m/s (34-135 mph)
- Test Section: 3’x3’x8’
- 9:1 contraction ratio
History

Boeing realized that he needed not only trained aeronautical engineers, but also a facility to test new airplanes. He donated a wind tunnel to the University of Washington as the first wind tunnel in the Northwest on the condition that the UW develop an aeronautics curriculum. Design and construction of the new wind tunnel started in late 1917.
The current 3x3 Low Speed Wind Tunnel is housed in the same historic building as Boeing’s original wind tunnel, long since replaced.