Wind Tunnel
Aircraft Design Wind Tunnel Scale Model of a Late 1960s GAC-100 Airliner
Located in London, GB
A 1/10 scale wind tunnel model of a GAC-100 Commuter airliner.
Wingspan: 7ft (214 cm)
The
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Aviation Objects
Materials
Mahogany
$57,825
H 33.47 in W 84.26 in D 80.71 in
Wind Tunnel Model of a Douglas Destroyer Made by NACA/NASA in 1942
Located in London, GB
A very rare World War II 1/5 scale wind tunnel development model of a Douglas "Destroyer" XSB2D-1
Category
Vintage 1940s American Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modernist Amorphic Ripple Bronze Sculpture signed V.R. 3/3
Located in New York, NY
piece, as though placed in a wind tunnel, with the organic rippled detailing undulating and simplifying
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Recent Sales
Bi Wing Airplane Wind Tunnel Model
Located in New York, NY
Early and rare test model of an airplane Wind Tunnel Bi-plane. This model was used to find out the
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Wind Tunnel Aeroplane Trailing Edge Wing Sections
Located in Luton, GB
, wind tunnel test pieces, ex British Aerospace, Woodford factory.
Category
Vintage 1980s European Aviation Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Wooden Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
take on it. It could be a representation of a rare species of carnivorous plant, or a maquette for wind
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Poplar, Wood
1950s Double-Sided Italian Enamel Metal Vintage Moto Guzzi Servizio Sign
Located in Milan, IT
, and industry innovations—including the first motorcycle centre Stand, wind tunnel and eight-cylinder
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Metal
H 24.41 in W 38.98 in D 0.4 in
Aircraft Wing Wind Tunnel Model
Located in London, GB
A high grade steel wind tunnel development scale model of an engine and wing arrangement, with
Category
Late 20th Century English Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Walnut Wind Tunnel Aircraft Model, c1935
Located in London, GB
A stylish, large-scale Italian walnut Art Deco influenced wind tunnel aircraft model with metal
Category
20th Century Mounted Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Footwork Arrows F1 Wind Tunnel Development Model
Located in London, GB
fibre, magnesium alloy and steel and was created for testing in the wind-tunnel.
The car comes with
Category
20th Century British Models and Miniatures
Lockheed L-2000 Wind Tunnel Development Model, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
A rare scale model of the Lockheed L-2000 made for use in a wind-tunnel to assess aerodynamic
Category
Vintage 1960s British Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Wind Tunnel Model of a French Sounding Rocket
Located in London, GB
A wind tunnel model of a French sounding (meteorological) rocket by Laboratoires Recherches
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aviation Objects
Materials
Steel
Set of Six "Streamline Moderne" Sconces
Located in New York, NY
" style. Then, Industrial designers used wind tunnels to test models of planes, cars, trains, and ships
Category
Vintage 1930s American Streamlined Moderne Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
RARE MAHOGANY AIRPLANE WIND TUNNEL MODEL
Located in New York, NY
A rare and finely made laminated mahogany wind tunnel model of a twin-engine pusher airplane
Category
Vintage 1930s French Architectural Models
Materials
Mahogany
Formula 1 Carbon Fiber Wind Tunnel Helmets
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of miniature carbon fiber wind tunnel helmets, now mounted on polished aluminum bases as
Category
Late 20th Century English Bookends
Materials
Aluminum
Mahogany Wind Tunnel Model Of An Aerial Bomb
Located in New York, NY
A rare wind tunnel model of an aerial bomb in polished mahogany with aluminum fins. Comparable
Category
Vintage 1940s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
HIGHLY IMPORTANT 1/45 SCALE WIND TUNNEL JET PLANE MODEL
Located in New York, NY
This museum-quality wind tunnel model of the Vickers Type 589 Variable Geometry, high-speed, low
Category
Vintage 1960s English Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Painted Aluminum Wind Tunnel Model for ATG Javelin Jet
By Aviation Technology Group
Located in North Hollywood, CA
declared bankruptcy, never seeing the production of the jet. Our model is a painted aluminum "wind tunnel
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1960s Original Wind Tunnel Model of the Sepecat Jaguar Anglo-French Fighter Jet
Located in Aspen, CO
Important rare original wind tunnel model of the Sepecat Jaguar Anglo-French fighter jet. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Industrial Aviation Objects
H 56 in W 43 in D 76 in
Boeing Wind Tunnel Instrument
Located in Seattle, WA
Unique aluminum horseshoe shaped freestanding model designed by Boeing.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Scientific Instruments
Wind Tunnel Test Model
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Phenolic base, has plumbing inside, where smoke would be pumped through tiny holes in the aluminum to check aerodynamics of car design. Looks like a '65 Chevelle.
Category
Vintage 1960s American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Aluminum
Rod Schapel Wind Tunnel Model
Located in Oakland, CA
Designed by Rod Schapel, the SA 882 was a flying wing prototype from the mid-1980s. A designer of note, Schapel collaborated with Lear on various projects. This model plane is displ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Space Age Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood, Resin
Bec Brittain 'Angela 1', Lacquered Black Aluminum Dynamic Parachute Floor Lamp
By Bec Brittain
Located in New York, NY
– specifically, those used by NASA during wind tunnel testing – the collection is entitled 'Paraciphers', and is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Metallic Thread
"Polar Bear" Sculpture by Gordon Newell for Architectural Pottery
By Architectural Pottery, Gordon Newell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in a Lockheed wind-tunnel. It is an iconic yet rare object, with a dynamism that transforms any room
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Bronze Art Deco Style Flying Lady Bust Statue, Car Mascot
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
and its particular take on perceptions of modernity, the figure looks like he could be in a wind
Category
2010s Art Deco Busts
People Also Browsed
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
$232,339 Sale Price
33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Batman, Natural Height Sculpture in Black Marble
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
The sculpture was made from a single block of black marble, natural height sculpture, one of a kind piece.
It is a unique piece for collectors.
Dimensions of the sculpture: cm 170 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
A Piece of Mars - Martian Meteorite
Located in London, GB
MARTIAN STONE - NWA 14713
Lherzolitic shergottite
127 g
“This 127-gram fragment of the NWA 14713 meteorite displays a green-black mottled exterior. The rock is a martian shergott...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier North African Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
1960's Scale Model of a Boeing 720
Located in London, GB
A aluminium scale model of a Boeing 720 circa 1965.
1/60 scale.
On original stand.
The Boeing 720 is a narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a 707 derivat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Category
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Concorde Model Black Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Concorde model black in fiberglass
in black matt finish. Scale 1/36em on polished
brushed aluminium base. Exceptional and unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
English Silver Gilt and Shell Casket
Located in New York, NY
Depicting a visibly agitated Jonah in the mouth of the whale. The upper half of the whale opens revealing the lower shell interior. Marked: London 1896, Maker: James Samuel Bell
Category
Antique 1890s English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Juvenile Triceratops Skull ‘Maple’
Located in London, GB
A skull of a juvenile Triceratops prorsus from the Maastrichtian, late Cretaceous period (68-65 million years ago).
The triceratops roamed the plains of what is now North America a...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier North American Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Large and Extremely Rare Terrestrial Globe by Newton
By Newton Globes - Planer & Newton
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and extremely rare 24-inch terrestrial globe by Newton
Our most magnificent and rare globes were a pair of 24-inch Newton globes.
These too were updated in 1852 (terre...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This pair of bronze sculptures of Atlas with Globe & Armillary Sphere are of high cast quality. Pairs have sold for over 700,000 Euro. Their condition is excellent for age and has ve...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$395,000
H 89 in W 22 in
Le Corbusier LC-TAT-07-A Ministry Desk / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Le Corbusier
Located in Zürich, CH
This is one of the rare Ministers’ desks, one of the few pieces Le Corbusier personally designed for the Chandigarh project. The object exudes an aura. It’s not about the shape or ab...
Category
Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
$230,700
H 30.52 in W 128.75 in D 49.02 in
WWII Carl Zeiss Anti-Aircraft Kriegsmarine binoculars
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Aspen, CO
This is an exceptional 20th century WWII German 12x60 Kriegsmarine binocular, presented on an adjustable wooden or chrome Tripod. The binoculars were manufactured by the company Carl...
Category
Vintage 1940s German Other Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Aviation Vintage Desk Airplane Over Globe Model, 1940s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Aviation Model. Vintage aluminium display airplane model. The model is a mixture of Art Deco and midcentury design. It is mounted over a silvered ball / Globe / World.
The position o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal
$1,999
H 7.88 in W 7.49 in D 7.09 in
Scale Model of the KLM DC-8 Know as the The Flying Dutchman
By Matthijs Verkuyl
Located in London, GB
A scale model of the KLM "The Flying Dutchman" Douglas DC-8 by Verkuyl of the Netherlands.
On original stand.
Made by Matthys M Verkuyl - Badhoevedorp, Holland. As marked to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Maurice Calka for Leleu-Deshays, "Boomerang" Desk, France, 1970
By LeLeu Deshays, Maurice Calka
Located in New York, NY
“Boomerang” desk designed by Maurice Calka for Leleu.
Marked: "CREATION M. CALKA EDITION LELEU DESHAYS"
This desk was exhibited in the museum show "Leleu 50 ans de mobilier et de d...
Category
20th Century French Desks
Materials
Metal
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Wind Tunnel", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Wind Tunnel For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal wind tunnel for your home. Each wind tunnel for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, aluminum and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect wind tunnel — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A wind tunnel is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial and Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one wind tunnel that is appealing in its simplicity, but Aviation Technology Group produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Wind Tunnel?
The average selling price for a wind tunnel at 1stDibs is $4,603, while they’re typically $1,400 on the low end and $229,435 for the highest priced.
More Ways To Browse
Vintage Parka
Louis Vuitton Master Collection
Louis Vuitton 1991
Vintage Bomber Seats
2005 Louis Vuitton Collection
1982 Louis Vuitton
Concorde Supersonic
Mahogany Propeller
Streamline Train
Catalogue Louis Vuitton
Douglas Furniture Of California Vintage
Javelin Used
Louis Vuitton Pastel
Louis Vuitton Fall 2007
Parachute Lamp
Inuit Bear
Model Torpedo
Inuit Sculpture Bear