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Transonic Wind Tunnel

The Transonic Wind Tunnel is used to study high-speed aerodynamic flows around aircraft and to investigate how these flows interact with the stores and other attachments carried and released from the wings and fuselage.

Water Tunnel

The DSTG Water Tunnel is a closed circuit facility, with a free water surface in the horizontal test-section.

Young Australian scientist cracks international award

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Portrait of Chris Wallbrink, recipient of the 2013 Jaap Schijve Award.
Dr Chris Wallbrink, research scientist with DSTO, has won the 2013 Jaap Schijve Award for outstanding contribution to the scientific advancement of managing fatigue and damage tolerance in aircraft.
DSTO's Dr Chris Wallbrink is the first Australian to receive the international Jaap Schijve award for young aeronautical engineers.

Hawk Lead-in Fighter fatigue testing

DST Group is undertaking fatigue tests to establish the endurance limits of the Hawk Mk 127 Lead-In Fighter.

Award for hypersonics collaboration

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DSTO's Dr Allan Paull receives the von Karman Award for International Co-operation in Aeronautics.
DSTO's Dr Allan Paull receives the von Karman Award for International Co-operation in Aeronautics.
Defence Science and Technology's (DSTO's) Dr Allan Paull receives the von Karman Award for International Co-operation in Aeronautics.

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