A newly constructed subsonic wind tunnel located on the research campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach already has several successful projects.
To achieve these results in a timely manner required Calspan and Embry-Riddle to have a strong client / customer focus. Calspan and Embry-Riddle pooled their experience and project management skills to coordinate the effort.
“What set Calspan apart from others who make wind tunnels was that Calspan listened to Embry-Riddle every step during the design process, and made refinements, various changes and modifications to the design based on our inputs. What we ended up with, ultimately, is a world class wind tunnel testing facility with very broad and unique capabilities, which is something that we should all be very proud of.”
J. Gordon Leishman, Ph.D., D.Sc.(Eng), F.R.Ae.S.
Distinguished Professor
Director of Wind Tunnel Annex
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students use their 4 foot by 6 foot state of the art sub-sonic wind tunnel every day:
- To provide crucial data to increase the safety and success of helicopter, airplane and drone landings on ships,
- To conduct calibrations of the flow and turbulence intensity of test sections,
- To measure the aerodynamics of a wing,
- To learn about wind tunnel control and data acquisition, and
- To design experiments, learn, analyze the data and write technical reports.
Major aerospace companies have visited the Embry-Riddle facility and are very interested in exploring more future projects.
Date Posted
11/19/19Topic
Flight & Wind Tunnel
