Events

Let's celebrate!

Vienna Climatic Wind Tunnel's relaunch in operational service on the Paukerwerk grounds in 2003 marks the 20th anniversary.

The RTA team has grown, the departments have become more specialized and the plant is kept up to date with the latest technology to meet the increased customer requirements. We are proud to work in a unique company with a unique plant.

The plant of the Vienna Climatic Wind Tunnel was extended by a third preparation hall, a modernized control room as well as office and laboratory facilities.

On March 24, 2022, the postponed opening of the annex to the climatic wind tunnel could finally be duly celebrated together with 90 invited guests. Among the guests were also representatives of the owner companies of the operating company Rail Tec Arsenal of the Vienna Climatic Wind Tunnel.

The BMVIT (Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology) gives an overview of the current R&D activities in the sector of Technology and Innovation (RTI) for the Austrian aviation industry on the online platform open4aviation. Besides R&D results it comprises basic strageties, programs, current RTI-issues as well as further useful information. 

In course of the first icing test project, performed for a customer in the new Icing Wind Tunnel (IWT) of RTA the newly built facility upgrade was officially opened on 3.3.2014.

The European aviation industry has an urgent need of Icing Wind Tunnels providing the conditions for tests with different kinds of clouds. The Climatic Wind Tunnel is getting an Upgrade to such an Icing Wind Tunnel.