Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:32:48 -0800
From: Chris Krok <stingray@galcit.caltech.edu>
Subject: (rx7) (rx-7)[none] wind tunnel test

I'm actually just building the new tunnel, which is replacing our old
10' diameter one.  That tunnel was built in 1926, and since it was the
first big tunnel in So Cal, it saw a lot of action.  I think the
majority of US planes that flew in WWII were tested in that tunnel.  I
get the impression that it was also more automotive-friendly than other
tunnels that were built later in So Cal.  Other car tests I've heard of
include the '63 Corvette, some current-model Volvo, and the Acura NSX.
(The NSX was the last test done in the old tunnel before it was
dismantled.)

I asked Jerry (co-worker and wind tunnel manager) if he had any pics
from the RX-7 test, but he doesn't, since the model destructed before
the first test was even run.  He's going to see if he has any setup
shots, and if he finds any, I'll post them to my website.  Frankly, I
think he's just trying to forget the whole thing!  Currently, Honda,
Volvo and BMW are interested in using the new tunnel.  But not Mazda.

Chris

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Dr. J. Christopher Krok
John Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel
Caltech MS 205-45, Pasadena, CA 91125

Here's his latest and his email, Paul. Good luck in finding the past!!!

Marc Wiese

Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
(somebody)

Physics is not the past. It is the past the present and the future.
(Paul Lamar 2002)

Paul Lamar
 
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