A few weeks back a group of college people from UTArlington were at where I live for a tour.They come a couple times a year.In addition to the homes,I do a short Aero thing at my house.
Anyway, I got most of the exhibits put away and played with the wind-tunnel a bit.
Model boat hulls,reversed an inverted behind a pickup model gave me a glimpse of what the gap-fillers might be like.
I taped double-tuft thread to the hull,fired up the fan,and with tuft-wand got a fairly good look at the flow.
My tunnel is small,low airspeed,and lousy Reynolds numbers,but it all smacked of 'encouraging'.I think the air is going to like the real thing.
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As an aside,I attended two days of the PATE Swap Meet at Texas Motor Speedway last week.I picked up two extra drag chutes with pilot chutes,an SFI 3.2A/5 double-layer Nomex firesuit,and a SO-CAL Speed Shop blister( it has perfect flow in the tunnel).
I got to see some safety chute setups,made some notes.
I located the new Harbor Freight Tools and got a 100-pair of nitrile gloves for up-coming fiberglass work,plus a fiberglass welding blanket for the shop.
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I've got to de-construct a temp shop wall I put up for the Sept. trip out west.
I have some full-light insulated glass doors to go in to regain access for bigger ticket items like the T-100 and Viking.
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Also dug out all the work-in-progress steel projects.I'll have the Miller fired up soon making vapors and sparks.
Little baby steps.
