Quarterhorse Wind Tunnel Testing

February 27, 2023

CFD simulations are great. But there comes a point when you need to test physical hardware in the physical world. And that’s what wind tunnel testing accomplishes.

We took a 10% scaled model of Quarterhorse up to Calspan in Buffalo, NY and spent a week subjecting it to Mach 0.3 - 1.3 airflow. These subsonic and transonic regimes are critical to understand in preparation for our first flights of Quarterhorse.

This also gave us a chance to study the impact airflow has on Quarterhorse’s control surfaces and landing gear.

We’ll combine our findings with the data from nearly 1,000 CFD runs to create a comprehensive understanding of the aerodynamics of Quarterhorse. We want to find any discrepancies and make improvements before we fly.

Ultimately, flight is the real test.

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