This episode is a conversation with Dieter Schimanski, the Manager Test & Operations of the European Transonic Windtunnel. In late June of 2011 I had the chance to visit the facility. The episode starts out with a one hour conversation about aerodynamics and the concepts behind the ETW. The rest of the episode is essentially an audio report of the tour I took of the facility. To better grasp the magnitude of the facility, I recommend you take a look at the picture gallery.
- European Transonic Windtunnel
- ETW Picture Gallery
- omega tau 12 – Aerodynamik und der Windkanal der Uni Stuttgart
- Reynolds Number
- Boundary layer
- Laminar flow
- Turbulent Flow
- Mach number
- Nitrogen
- Aerodynamic drag
- Angle of attack
- NASA Ames Wind Tunnel
- National Transsonic Facility (Langley)
- Modane S1 Wind Tunnel
- DNW Wind Tunnels
- Laval Nozzle
- Strain Gauge
- Strain Gauge Development
- Inclinometer
- Sideslip angle
- Dynamic pressure
- Wake turbulence
- A310
- A320
- A340
- Dew point
- Cleanroom
- Particle counter
