Buffalo, N.Y., company makes wind tunnel piece used in space shuttle research.

From: Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) | Date: October 7, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Matt Glynn

Oct. 7--It sounds like a riddle: What's 78 feet long, about 15 feet wide and rolls through Buffalo's streets?

The answer: a wind tunnel attachment made by Oehler Industries for the Calspan UB Research Center in Cheektowaga.

Oehler is moving its massive project, which will serve as a ballast tank for the tunnel, in sections. Two of the three pieces will be hauled today, on separate trucks, from the company's Elk Street shop to the...

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