Wind Tunnel Information

Brawn's wind tunnel was commissioned in February 2000 and is still very much a state of the art facility with a major refurbishment having taken place in 2007. Originally used to develop Formula One racing cars, working at 50% scale of the original car. This wind tunnel has been constantly improved throughout the years to enable the most efficient use of the facility.

Currently the open jet wind tunnel features a moving ground plane along with features such as, precise model motion systems, ±7.5° test section yaw table, under-belt wheel load system, static steer capability and a maximum wind/road speed of 48m/s coupled with an exceptional boundary layer control system and an Aerotech over-head balance for accurate force measurement.

The Wind Tunnel is probably the most instantly recognisable tool when developing and honing aerodynamics. It is used to simulate the “real-world” environment as closely as practical while allowing engineers to observe and accurately measure the flow of air over, under and around an object.

The Brawn Wind Tunnel has a full aerodynamic support service which includes, model design, instrumentation, electronics, aerodynamic consultancy, test support, data analysis, rapid prototyping, machining, composites and paint shop. wheels on/off.

Other benefits of testing in the Brawn tunnel include a fully self contained model preparation area with surface table along with a machine shop and trim shop all fully fitted out. There is also a customer meeting room, canteen and a state of the art gym.