AeroRocket Consulting

Subsonic Wind Tunnel Testing Top
AeroRocket provides wind tunnel testing for the determination of lift and drag coefficients for almost any aerodynamic shape using its own subsonic wind tunnel for the low cost of only $25 per hour. The subsonic wind tunnel at AeroRocket's disposal was developed in-house to provide a wide range of lift, drag, velocity and pressure profile measurements for any shape imaginable. The test section is 7 inches wide x 10 inches high x 16 inches long. Maximum test section velocity is 80 ft/sec without a test item installed. The AeroRocket wind tunnel is ideal for measuring the subsonic drag of unusual designs and shapes not treated by AeroDRAG™ or other rocket analysis computer programs until the development of AeroCFD® and VisualCFD™. The AeroRocket subsonic wind tunnel is ideal for measuring drag and lift using the in-house built two-component force balance system. The AeroRocket subsonic wind tunnel is routinely used for defining the aerodynamic properties of new designs and for validating the design of vehicles like the Schafer Corporation ultra-high altitude V-Ship. For pricing and technical information please click more ...

AeroRocket Subsonic Wind Tunnel

SUPERSONIC BLOW-DOWN WIND TUNNEL TESTING
The AeroRocket supersonic blow-down wind tunnel achieves nearly constant Mach 3 flow for approximately 4 seconds then quickly transitions to nearly constant Mach 1.37 flow for another 4 seconds during the blow-down process. Standard and inexpensive off-the-shelf data acquisition devices are used to measure long duration drag forces for determining Cd verses Mach number. AeroRocket's new blow-down wind tunnel is operational and being used to design the HFV-3X concept spacecraft. Also, John Cipolla's unique expertise in the fabrication of miniature supersonic wind tunnel models allows testing realistic shapes for accurate flow field and Cd measurements for a wide variety of R&D applications including the HFV-3X. For pricing and technical information please click more ...

Engineering & Consulting Top
AeroRocket provides specialized aerospace engineering and computer programming consulting for only $50 per hour. These services include subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel design, wind tunnel fabrication instructions and wind tunnel purchase advice. However, subsonic wind tunnel testing is charged at the rate of only $25 per hour as a cost-saving benefit to our customers. AeroRocket engineering consulting experience includes design projects not related to aerospace technology like spray nozzle design and non-aerospace related fluid dynamics analyses. Finally, AeroRocket provides Visual Basic, FORTRAN-77/90 and C++ computer programming services related to aerospace engineering and numerical analysis. Please contact AeroRocket to receive a free cost estimate (please see notes) for your specific engineering requirement.

AeroRocket Policy on Non-Disclosure Agreements Top
John Cipolla at AeroRocket will not sign any form of non-disclosure agreement for the performance of wind tunnel testing and engineering consulting. However, all customer supplied copyright information will be treated as confidential and will be protected.

Special Pricing Note: It is extremely improper for corporate, small business and U.S. Government representatives to require FREE consulting or FREE wind tunnel testing before a formal work cost estimate can be issued and agreed upon. FREE engineering consulting will not be a precondition for work performed by John Cipolla at AeroRocket. Top