- DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Wind-tunnel testing of Insitu's new UAV Seascan is currently taking place at UW's Kirsten Wind Tunnel. This miniature robotic aircraft is aiming to cross the Pacific in order to perform long range weather reconaisance. The Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics is one of the original Aerospace Engineering departments in the nation. It is the only one of its type in the ...www.aa.washington.edu