Dragonfly Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 My wife and I were in one of the local Disabled Vets thrift stores today and in the back I spotted a windtunnel, as you might expect it is far from the size you could put a car into but it is also not a toy. The tunnel has a testing area that is about 6"W, 6"H and 18"L, the over all length is around 12 feet. This unit has a sensor of some sort in it and a data port at the bottom. The windtunnel had a proce listed on it of $89 and "AS IS" written in red beside the price. I did take a picture with my phone but my phone and computer don't talk to each other so I currently can not upload the picture. The thrift store where it is located is in Chula Vista California for anyone who may be interested. Dragonfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Something out of General Atomics or similar, no doubt! Cool find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Veeery interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 CFD > building teeny models for every change you want to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 If both your phone and computer are bluetooth capable they will talk to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfly Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) If both your phone and computer are bluetooth capable they will talk to each other. Both my phone and computer are dinosaurs, the phone has blue tooth but the computer does not... Tony, it did not come from GA but there is a label on it that says it was made in San Diego, it appears that it may have been made at UCSD and used by the engineering students. I personaly can't think of any thing it could be used for in doing testing on Z cars (or any other car for that matter) but I know there are some very ingenious people on this forum and who knows what someone may acomplish with a small windtunnel. Dragonfly Edited July 16, 2013 by Dragonfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfly Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 I was able to get the picture off my phone so here it is. Dragonfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 That's just bitchen enough just to buy and stick in your garage just so you can say "well my wind tunnel tests indicate" waiting, just WAITING for someone to ask the question you WANT to answer: "You have your own wind tunnel?" Why yes, yes I do matter of fact, Jetstream 5300! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfly Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 You should have seen my wife when she saw me looking at it... "no you can't buy it", "who are you getting ready to call?", "I bet your going to take a picture and put it on Hybridz aren't you". Wow she knows me well... Dragonfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR8ED Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Can't test a car, but you could test car "parts". IE mirrors, small fiddlely bits. Certainly models of a car if you fab it accurately enough. For 89 bucks if I was close, I'd buy for the same reason as Tony stated. Geewizz factor. I'm famous for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Job interviews really turn bizzare when the interviewer stops cold and says: "Excuse me, Forklift? Did you just say you had your own Forklift?" I THINK the ability to unload up to 5,000# at my personal residence and break down parts pallets for several jobs each month was a primary reason I was hired at one company! When I went into the office for training on Policies and Procedures people kept coming up saying "You're the new guy....the one with his own Forklift?" No, I'm the other new guy, the one with his own Wind Tunnel! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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