Illustrated Application Note
Wind Tunnel
A major aerospace company was developing a new airplane and needed to test their scaled model for aerodynamics in a wind tunnel, by measuring loads created by lift and drag.
A major aerospace company was developing a new airplane and needed to test their scaled model for aerodynamics in a wind tunnel, by measuring loads created by lift and drag.
A Model 6A154 6-Axis Load Cell was mounted in the floor of the wind tunnel, and connected to the scaled model by a “stalk”. A BX8-AS Interface BlueDAQ Series Data Acquisition System was connected to the sensor to collect data.
The company analyzed the collected data and made the necessary adjustments in their design to improve the aerodynamics of their theoretical airplane models.
BX8-AS Interface BlueDAQ Series Data Acquisition System