A wind tunnel model measuring system for use with a wind tunnel, the system comprising: a measuring assembly comprising: an automated movable structure with at least one measuring device mounted thereon and configured for placement within the wind tunnel; and, a measuring controller device located outside the wind tunnel to control the automated movable structure in order to remotely move the automated movable structure from a storage position within the wind tunnel to one or more operating positions with respect to a wind tunnel model within the wind tunnel and to allow the at least one measuring device to determine a relative position of at least one movable first component of the wind tunnel model with respect to a second component of the wind tunnel model; and, a processing device configured for placement outside the wind tunnel and coupled to the measuring controller device, characterized in that the wind tunnel model is an aircraft wind tunnel model, and further the at least one movable first component is a leading edge device coupled to a wing of the aircraft wind tunnel model and the second component is the wing of the aircraft wind tunnel model; wherein the processing device comprises a computer that processes an output of relational measurements comprising at least one of a leading edge gap measurement between a trailing edge point of the leading edge device and a forward edge of the wing, a leading edge height measurement between the trailing edge point of the leading edge device and a flat reference surface of the wing, and a leading edge angle measurement between a flat reference surface of the leading edge device and a flat reference surface of the wing. a measuring assembly comprising: an automated movable structure with at least one measuring device mounted thereon and configured for placement within the wind tunnel; and, a measuring controller device located outside the wind tunnel to control the automated movable structure in order to remotely move the automated movable structure from a storage position within the wind tunnel to one or more operating positions with respect to a wind tunnel model within the wind tunnel and to allow the at least one measuring device to determine a relative position of at least one movable first component of the wind tunnel model with respect to a second component of the wind tunnel model; and, an automated movable structure with at least one measuring device mounted thereon and configured for placement within the wind tunnel; and, a measuring controller device located outside the wind tunnel to control the automated movable structure in order to remotely move the automated movable structure from a storage position within the wind tunnel to one or more operating positions with respect to a wind tunnel model within the wind tunnel and to allow the at least one measuring device to determine a relative position of at least one movable first component of the wind tunnel model with respect to a second component of the wind tunnel model; and, a processing device configured for placement outside the wind tunnel and coupled to the measuring controller device, characterized in that the wind tunnel model is an aircraft wind tunnel model, and further the at least one movable first component is a leading edge device coupled to a wing of the aircraft wind tunnel model and the second component is the wing of the aircraft wind tunnel model; wherein the processing device comprises a computer that processes an output of relational measurements comprising at least one of a leading edge gap measurement between a trailing edge point of the leading edge device and a forward edge of the wing, a leading edge height measurement between the trailing edge point of the leading edge device and a flat reference surface of the wing, and a leading edge angle measurement between a flat reference surface of the leading edge device and a flat reference surface of the wing.