Maybe a Wind Tunnel?

[Niles_Ferrier]

I was thinking, (and I do this a lot these days),

Is there a "Mod" that adds a wind tunnel to test aerodynamics? or does one just use the Airstrip?

if this question is dumb, please delete it.

Thanks.

[h4didact]

Well, considering you can test your planes on the runway and then revert back to the hangar, I don't see how a wind tunnel would be useful. However, some people play at the hardest difficulty which disables the "revert" button. In these cases, this idea would be helpful.

[Tex]

Nope, there isn't a mod, and in fact I've suggested similar things myself, as has a ton of people in the Suggestions and Development Discussion subforum.

Sorry, but I don't think it's gonna happen

[smjjames]

There isn't a wind tunnel mod per se, but someone did make a mod that adds wind and then someone else used that in conjunction with IR to simulate a wind tunnel.

[Niles_Ferrier]

Ah, Ok, well I have seen some space facilities, and it seemed strange that there was no "Wind Tunnel" facility. then it got me thinking (Like I said, I do this a lot), if there was only a way to design a vehicle, then jump to the "Wind Tunnel" to test it first, then if all goes well, launch/fly it off the ground. The wind tunnel is an integral part of the space program. (Seems to be costly to crash and burn). Thanks for the replies.

"Niles"

[Red Iron Crown]

This question regarding mod availability belongs over in General Add-on Affairs. Moving.

[Moon Goddess]

We kinda have real basics of the main thing you would get out of a wind tunnel with the center of lift button.

[soulsource]

While it's probably not what you are looking for, FAR can output a lot of data on the behavior of your craft already in the editor, including numeric simulations.

[LethalDose]

We kinda have real basics of the main thing you would get out of a wind tunnel with the center of lift button.

Eh, not quite. You still need center of drag and, even with FAR, there are nuances of flight at various angles of attack that could be easily assessed via a wind tunnel.

[Alshain]

Harvester added some kind of aerodynamics analysis tool in 1.0. We haven't seen it yet.

[Nothalogh]

Harvester added some kind of aerodynamics analysis tool in 1.0. We haven't seen it yet.

Yeah, but a Space Center should have an actual wind tunnel facility

Edited April 22, 2015 by Red Iron Crown

[henryrasia]

I thought about a mod that locks the plane in place and lets you place a "fan" with adjustable wind velocity, within the VAB/SPH. This would allow testing for stalling without the plane actually losing control in the game. Also, structural stress could be color coded in the parts.

If we had a NASA level genius here he could even implement something like

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[smjjames]

Yeah, but a fookin Space Center should have an actual wind tunnel facility

Technically it does, theres a wind tunnel building in R&D, we just can't actually use it.

[Axelord FTW]

There's a mod that add wind.

Another can add swivel mounts/connection

If we could get parts which express stress with numbers (or colors or something), then we could get a wind tunnel going.