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Admiralty Hydrodynamic Research Laboratory

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1954 A new Hydrodynamic Laboratory was completed at the end of 1954 at the Admiralty Research Laboratory, Teddington, London.

Two water tunnels, similar in principle to the wind tunnels used in aerodynamic research, were built for for testing models; the 30-foot water tunnel was powered by a 100 horsepower motor.

A glass-sided tank was built for investigating the problem of the entry of missiles from the air into water. Missile were fired at various angles by a catapult operated by compressed air at speeds up to 180 knots, corresponding to about 570 knots at full scale.

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