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It's been a while since i posted any pics here but i've been busy bee last couple of weeks. So a few short threads to start up today..this is the first and longest...
Melanie and I were invited along with friends to visit The Windtunnel Project at Farnborough. This is a series of art projects happening in some Grade 1 listed buildings that have never been open to the public. The buildings house windtunnels used in aeorspace design and they were built between 1915 and 1935 I believe. Not sure when they were decommissioned but they are amazing. For about 6 weeks in June and July they are open to public and various different art projects are happening in and around them. Anyway, we went along Saturday afternoon and here is a little video that gives you an idea of what the main installation is like...followed by a series of photos. All taken with my trusty iPhone4s as i managed to put my iPhone5s through the wash and trashed it...doh!!!!
1: The Main Building, This is the best bit i think...this is the largest windtunnel of its type in Europe...and it was built in 1935! They designed it so they could put a full size plane in the wind path by winching it, upside down, in to the airflow! Mental....
2: The B I G Propeller...
3: Alternate view of Propeller
4: Inside the airflow section....Walk towards the darkness
5: That's a lot of current......
6: The Control Room
7: An abstract
Melanie and I were invited along with friends to visit The Windtunnel Project at Farnborough. This is a series of art projects happening in some Grade 1 listed buildings that have never been open to the public. The buildings house windtunnels used in aeorspace design and they were built between 1915 and 1935 I believe. Not sure when they were decommissioned but they are amazing. For about 6 weeks in June and July they are open to public and various different art projects are happening in and around them. Anyway, we went along Saturday afternoon and here is a little video that gives you an idea of what the main installation is like...followed by a series of photos. All taken with my trusty iPhone4s as i managed to put my iPhone5s through the wash and trashed it...doh!!!!
1: The Main Building, This is the best bit i think...this is the largest windtunnel of its type in Europe...and it was built in 1935! They designed it so they could put a full size plane in the wind path by winching it, upside down, in to the airflow! Mental....
2: The B I G Propeller...
3: Alternate view of Propeller
4: Inside the airflow section....Walk towards the darkness
5: That's a lot of current......
6: The Control Room
7: An abstract