Patent ID: 7819001
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
1. A minimum aerodynamic interference support and a model for a cryogenic wind tunnel, wherein the model includes a fuselage, a tail section secured to the fuselage, and wings secured to the fuselage, the model being configured to emulate a tail section and/or wings of an aircraft, wherein the support comprises a front sting and a blade, the front sting being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the model, and the front sting and the blade being integrated together and describing an obtuse angle, wherein the blade connects the front sting to the model, wherein the front sting of the support comprises an extension which extends horizontally underneath a front zone of the fuselage of the model starting from the point where the blade is connected to the front sting and extending past the point where the blade is connected to the model, and wherein the area of the cross-section of the extension is obtained by applying the area rule to the ensemble made up by the front sting, the blade, the model, and the extension such that the area of the cross-section of the extension varies in accordance with the area rule.