The Kent State Aeronautics Program in the College of Technology received a wind tunnel from NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland this October.

The wind tunnel will be used to support course instruction in the Aircraft Design, Applied Flight Dynamics and Structures courses. It was built by engineers and scientists at the research center under the sponsorship of a local educational initiative.

“The wind tunnel provides an important practical tool to support the educational efforts of the aeronautics program and student learning,” says Dr. Isaac Richmond Nettey, associate dean in the College of Technology and senior academic program director of aeronautics.

The wind tunnel, which is a tabletop unit, will guide the College of Technology’s efforts to secure an even larger wind tunnel in the future.

The largest flight training program in Ohio, Kent State’s Aeronautics Program is the only one in the state to receive Council on Aviation Accreditation, have the first and only Bridge Program Agreement with Continental Express and counts the nation's very first female pilot in the history of the Marine Corps among its graduates.