Portable Wind Tunnel at Giga Texas--

[hridge2020]

On Joe's review of giga Texas video Dated March 29, 2023..

He was asking public if they knew what this is.. Possible Portable vehicle airflow / wind tunnel .

Found this.. Ford built one and looks similar to the one at Texas Site.

or is it ??? what?

Source from Ford

 

[charliemagpie]

Smoke test ? Maybe they have not setup the exhaust fans , and are doing it outdoors. ?

Actually.. Did they smoke test before ? Maybe they are renovating, and have relocated outside.

 

[CyberGus]

BAW tester

 

[Diehard]

That is a big building. May be HVAC is not finished.

 

[cvalue13]

Found this.. Ford built one and looks similar to the one at Texas Site.

but not for aerodynamics, and instead for wind acoustics (eg testing cabin noise)!

https://media.ford.com/content/ford...ld-first-mobile-aeroacoustic-wind-tunnel.html


Which would explain also the turntable: unlike aero drag tunnels (need head-on wind only), to test wind acoustics in the cabin you’d want to know whether any external vehicle features “pick up” cross-winds to create audible nuisance

for Ford, apparently they use it in early/pre-production design phase: “sources of unwanted wind noise in early production vehicles to be identified faster and solutions developed sooner”

also explains the smoke, and why it can be done outdoors (sensors are in the cabin)

 

[Kahpernicus]

CyberTrailer

 

[SolarWizard]

Im trying to figure out the appeal of just sitting there watching video of a drone flying over a factory

 

[CyberGus]

Im trying to figure out the appeal of just sitting there watching video of a drone flying over a factory

Watching concrete dry is far more interesting than watching paint dry.

 

[Ogre]

Wind tunnel, giant blower, worlds biggest bl…


Inevitably this chain of though led me to think of this highly NSFW video.

Spoiler: NSFW/ UN-PC

 

[Crissa]

Im trying to figure out the appeal of just sitting there watching video of a drone flying over a factory

I use it to fall asleep by. I preferred it when he doesn't chat over it, but... The factory is different every time.

-Crissa

 

[Ogre]

I use it to fall asleep by. I preferred it when he doesn't chat over it, but... The factory is different every time.

-Crissa

Joe isn’t the only Giga Texas Drone guy. Brad’s videos don’t have chatting, just music.

https://www.youtube.com/@BradSloanvideos

 

[RayzorBEV]

Watching concrete dry is far more interesting than watching paint dry.

I much prefer watching weed grow. Yes, that weed...