Low-speed aerodynamic design is more reliant on windtunnel testing ...
ETW "allows to bridge the gap between wind tunnel & flight”
“best in industry (...) most capable facility that we have ever used“

ETW - The Leading Quality of Wind-Tunnel Testing

for Airplane Manufacturers from all over the World.

The European Transonic Wind Tunnel, ETW, in Cologne, Germany, is the most modern wind tunnel in the world; a unique test facility for the development of new transport aircraft. The aircraft manufacturers from all over the world use the special features of this high technology facility enhancing the economic and environmental friendliness of their products and attaining the aimed climate protection goals.

ETW complements the capabilities of DNW-LLF and ONERA-S1MA. They are the three European strategic wind tunnels according to ACARE (Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe).

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