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Southampton University pilots spyplane design course
In a nondescript building on the Southampton University campus, is a wind tunnel once used to develop the pioneering aircraft which defended Britain during the Second World War. Clambering up a staircase to the control room I pass a large painting of a Spitfire, and a plaque commemorating Southampton's links with its designer R J Mitchell. Today, the aircraft trembling in the wind-flow from the giant fans represents cutting edge research of a very different kind. It does not need a crew, for a start. Southampton University is already a leading player in the field of robot vehicles. Click here to read more...
In a nondescript building on the Southampton University campus, is a wind tunnel once used to develop the pioneering aircraft which defended Britain during the Second World War. Clambering up a staircase to the control room I pass a large painting of a Spitfire, and a plaque commemorating Southampton's links with its designer R J Mitchell. Today, the aircraft trembling in the wind-flow from the giant fans represents cutting edge research of a very different kind. It does not need a crew, for a start. Southampton University is already a leading player in the field of robot vehicles. Click here to read more...