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I would like to build a small wind tunnel to test a miniaturized wing/airplane. I have two options, using axial blower (picture 1) or using centrifugal blower (picture 2). The first will be the wind
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How Wind tunnels Work – Contraction, Test Section, Diffuser, Fan
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Wind Tunnel Test Results of a 1/8-Scale Fan-In-Wing Model
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emulating wind tunnel
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The List of Wind Tunnel Testing Facilities
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Aerospace, Free Full-Text
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Wright 1901 Wind Tunnel Tests
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How Wind tunnels Work – Contraction, Test Section, Diffuser, Fan
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Wind tunnel - Wikipedia
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How to build your wind tunnel in 6 step, by Oliver
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E-Fan X: Wind tunnel testing
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Desktop Wind Tunnel Brings Aerospace Engineering To The Home Gamer
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FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION WIND TUNNEL
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