View Single Post
Old 07-25-2015, 03:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
aerohead
Master EcoModder
 
aerohead's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A.
Posts: 16,268
Thanks: 24,393
Thanked 7,360 Times in 4,760 Posts
drone vidiography of tuft tests

I've seen enough video shot from drones now that this proven technology would offer us a means to capture all-around video images of a fully-tufted test vehicle.
Any controlled stretch of roadway or inactive runway/taxiway could provide a safe venue for critical Reynolds number testing of modified vehicles without aerodynamic interference from the 'chase' vehicle.
A 'stable' RC fixed-wing aircraft,helicopter,or actual multi-rotor drone with camera turret would do the trick.
Owned,leased,or rented with operator,the image capture could provide critical information about mods as a prelude to a wind tunnel visit.
What do you guys/gals think it would cost to get into this game?
PS or set up cameras inside a blimp hanger at Moffett Field,California,Dayton,Ohio,or elsewhere,in a controlled,zero-wind environment.Race labs inside the abandoned Pennsylvania turnpike mountain tunnels.

__________________
Photobucket album: http://s1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/

Last edited by aerohead; 07-25-2015 at 03:42 PM.. Reason: add PS
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to aerohead For This Useful Post:
BamZipPow (07-26-2015)