The power the propellers use is the same amount of energy as the town of Mountain View. It puts everything into perspective when you see the amount of energy the wind tunnel uses. I never thought air could be so powerful. When the machine is turned on, the output of wind is so strong that they have to divert planes so none will crash. But it wasn’t just the size that was impressive the power that the wind tunnel had was hard to comprehend. I don’t remember speaking much, just silently taking in my surroundings. It seemed as if we were about to walk off the edge into the abyss. As we walked on the metal flooring, towards the other side of the wind tunnel, it looked as if we were at the edge of the world.
I felt like a spec of dust compared to the structure surrounding me. It is hard to find the right words to describe the feeling you get when you are in that wind tunnel. I felt like a grain of sand at the beach. I remember looking around in amazement at the sheer size of the place. When we walked in, my mouth flew wide open. One memory that truly sticks out was walking into the wind tunnel. I don’t think I ever could’ve predicted some of the amazing things I saw. From Zoe: When going on a field trip you never know what to expect. For example, the minimum prep time for anything is 8 weeks, and every test runs for about 4 months. It was also amazing how much goes into each test of anything. Seeing that places so monumental can be made by man was astonishing. It was kind of humbling how massive it was, and made me think about humanity’s will to create. From the outside, it looked big enough, but somehow it seemed even bigger from the inside.
I don’t think anyone knew what we were expecting, so it was all the more shocking how colossal it was. The facility in all was awesome.From Harry: Yesterday, our class went to the NASA Ames Research Center to see the world’s largest wind tunnel. The slope was so steep that if you were at the top you couldn't see the people at the bottom. Because they didn't want people walking on the softer material, there was a very narrow piece of steel that you had to walk on. This looks extremely surreal the floor changes from solid grating to a softer material. If you look to your left while facing the huge doors, you will see the tunnel will widen on all sides, including the floor. Adjacent to the side where you enter, there is a huge set of doors that open to allow a 75-ton crane on rollers to bring the model in. The wind tunnel is absolutely huge, You walk into the test chamber (which is just a small part of the whole wind tunnel) and are just shocked by the sheer size of the room. When Cory and I heard it (us being 5-year-olds) we had to have a finger gun laser fight in the largest wind tunnel in the world.From Jack: This last Thursday, the Magenta band went on an awesome field trip to the NASA Ames Research Center, where we got a tour of the largest wind tunnel in the world, the 80 by 120 foot wind tunnel. Now I did hear an echo but it didn't sound like a clap. I thought that since it's so large and made out of hard materials, it must echo. But when I ran over there, I remembered that our tour guide said that I had sound/vibration dampening built in the tunnel. So I ran into the corner of the wind tunnel to give a sense of scale. A football field on its side is about how large the air intake is. Below are pictures from our field trip as well as some student reactions.įrom Evan: The wind tunnel was one of the largest enclosed spaces I had ever seen. We were lucky to have a connection there, and Chris Hartley, an engineer at the tunnel, gave us a tour of the Wind Tunnel. It does not store any personal data.On Thursday, Magenta Band went to visit the NASA wind tunnel. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
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