Virtual Tour

Part 15: Cell 3 West (649)

One of the more bizarre sight at Pyestock is the open throat of Cell 3 West the last altitude test cell built on the site. The while plastic opening gives access to the largest test cell on the site, brimming with engine mounting points, various sensors and other equipment.

The cell is a continuation of Cell 3, picking up the exhauster main from the Air House, and bringing the air flow above ground, into the steel shed in which the cell is housed.

The addition of Cell 3 West necessitated the construction of Number 10 Exhauster.

Again, much of the cell remains in-situ although some of the instrumentation in the control room has since been removed.