Unique Test Capabilities of the Eglin AFB McKinley Climatic Laboratory

The 92,900m³ (3.28 million ft³) Main Chamber of the Climatic Laboratory (Figure 1) is the largest and most complex climatic environmental test chamber in the world. It employs an air makeup system to cool or heat air to the test temperatures and ingest this air into the chamber to allow the operation of jet engines during climatic tests.

Other test chambers discussed are the 2,750 m³ (97,000 ft³) Engine and Equipment Test Facility and the 2,125 m³ (75,000 ft³) Sun, Wind, Rain, and Dust Facility.