Aerospace.Syncroness Inc., Westminster, was chosen by the U.S. Air force to develop and demonstrate a high-altitude chamber that would fully enclose en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. its 10-mile-long high-speed test track at Holloman Air Force Base Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Otero County, about 6 miles SW of Alamogordo, New Mexico. It is the home of the 49th Fighter Wing. 49th Fighter Wing The 49th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base. in New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). . The work is part of a Phase II small Business Innovative Research contract. The Syncroness chamber will allow scientists to reduce the air pressure that surrounds the track, thus simulating high altitude Conventionally, an altitude above 10,000 meters (33,000 feet). See also altitude. , and enabling test vehicles to accelerate to velocities of up to eight times the speed of sound. |
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