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Page 1: The Science & Engineering of iFLY...How Does All This Work? Four fans located in the optimal position for flow quality drive the air around a simple and efficient loop. The airflow

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The Science & Engineering of iFLY

Page 2: The Science & Engineering of iFLY...How Does All This Work? Four fans located in the optimal position for flow quality drive the air around a simple and efficient loop. The airflow

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Page 3: The Science & Engineering of iFLY...How Does All This Work? Four fans located in the optimal position for flow quality drive the air around a simple and efficient loop. The airflow

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STEM is fun!

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This is a Closed Loop Vertical Wind Tunnel.

350 HPfanX2

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350 HPfanX2

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How Does All This Work?Four fans located in the optimal position for flow quality drive the air around a simple and efficient loop.

The airflow is narrowed below the flying chamber to speed and smooth the flow for maximum enjoyment.

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Wind tunnel testing

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Fluids

vs.

Solids

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Airis afluid.

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By Georgepehli (Own work) [CCBY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via WikimediaCommons

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Fluids exert pressure forces

Static airpressure

Dynamic airpressure

By yeowatzup from Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany (Sleeping Cat, Commonwealth, Singapore) CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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What forces are acting upon a sky diver in the tunnel?

gravity

drag force

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gravitypulling you down

force of airpushing you up

force of airpushing you up

gravitypulling you down

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force of air force of air

gravity gravity

When drag force = gravity, you reach terminal velocity.

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A smaller frontal area

increases your velocity.

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A larger frontal area decreases

your velocity.

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How fastdoes the air have

to move

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to support your weight ?

Engineers and scientistsuse mathematicsto quantify physicalprinciples…because…

wewanttobeabletopredictwhat’s going tohappen.

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…with a Pitot Static Tube.

Can you find them in our wind tunnel?

How do we know the air speed? …we measure it…

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Now lets go flying!

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The Science & Engineering of iFLY

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