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The Science & Engineering of iFLY
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STEM is fun!
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.
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
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.
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.
…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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