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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2003
Mark Page, Cypress, CA (US);
Neil Roberts, San Marcos, CA (US);
Tom Huschilt, San Clemente, CA (US);
Brian Kane, Dana Point, CA (US);
John Winkler, San Clemente, CA (US);
Mark Page, Cypress, CA (US);
Neil Roberts, San Marcos, CA (US);
Tom Huschilt, San Clemente, CA (US);
Brian Kane, Dana Point, CA (US);
John Winkler, San Clemente, CA (US);
Swift Engineering, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Abstract
A positioning system is provided for use in a wind tunnel that results in accurate and dynamic orientation for a model while reducing aerodynamic interference. The system includes a pitch-yaw sleeve having a generally cylindrical shape and a torque tube disposed askew within the sleeve and rotatable about its longitudinal axis to drive a shaft. The shaft is generally elongated and crooked. The sting, to which a model is affixed, is rotatably attached to a distal end of the shaft. Rotation of the pitch-yaw tube and/or the pitch-yaw sleeve provides precise pitch and yaw orientation of the model, and rotation of the sting relative to the shaft provides precise roll orientation.