Introduction
The ARA Model Design and Manufacture Department has over 50
years experience in the design and manufacture of models, test rigs
and strain-gauge balances for ARA's and external agencies' wind
tunnels. These include low-speed, continuous and high-speed, blow
down wind tunnels in Europe, America and Asia and the two
large cryogenic facilities in the world, namely the European
Transonic Tunnel (ETW) in Germany and the National Transonic
Facility in America. The Design and Manufacture Department's
business has grown in recent years to the point whereby 70% of its
business is for building models for testing in these other
facilities. The department's reputation for producing
demanding models to a very high quality of finish and
accuracy has led to it manufacturing models for the
World's largest Civil and Military aircraft programmes.
ARA's Design and Manufacture Department provides a complete service from receipt of design data to completion of model assembly and inspection. The ARA philosophy is to use the expertise of both the Design and Manufacture and Experimental Aerodynamics Departments to provide wind tunnel models which maximise wind tunnel productivity by minimising model change times; thereby driving down the cost of wind tunnel testing. This offering from ARA ensures that it is delivering high value into its wind tunnel models when the overall price of determining the aerodynamic database is considered. ARA also provides a service whereby designers and craftsmen support the preparation of models at other wind tunnel sites, if our Customers require that service.
Follow the link for a quick introduction to wind tunnel models.
