Overview
The AWT with the test section doors open and an operator at the primary console. The console controls airspeed and provides readings of angle of attack, angle of yaw, and all six components of force and moment. Eventually, tunnel control and data acquisition will all be centrally automated via LabVIEW. |
The test section and contraction section of the AWT. An operator adjusts a pitot tube mounted on a two dimensional traversing mechanism that moves normal to the flow direction. |
The business end of the AWT. A 125 horsepower motor drives a vaneaxial fan capable of producing 165 mph in the test section. Note the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel to the right. |
An operator positions the general aviation aircraft model. Work is currently underway to provide automated model positioning via a remote computer using LabVIEW. |
Profile of the general aviation aircraft model. |
The general aviation aircraft model. |