Cybertruck Spotted in Wind Tunnel / Airflow Simulator at Giga Texas (4.12.23)

[greggertruck]

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[bob/lego/gamer]

Wind tunnel testing! edit: (at least that's what i think the white tunnel is)

 

[Gurule92]

Wind tunnel testing! edit: (at least that's what i think the white tunnel is)

I feel for you. Happens to the best of us

 

[Gurule92]

Just give me my truck!

 

[Ehninger1212]

BAW testing.

 

[Kahpernicus]

they testing out the Tesla CyberWash

 

[BayouCityBob]

BAW testing.

That is not a wind tunnel, it is a prototype for the new, even bigger BAW (the e-BBAW). Elon said "why wipe off the water when you can just blow it off?" and the e-BBAW was born.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

Wind tunnel testing! edit: (at least that's what i think the white tunnel is)

It’s not technically a wind tunnel. I would call it a semi-controlled airflow simulator. A wind tunnel is: (1) a tunnel, (2) generally closed, (3) the airflow is highly controlled, and (4) the device is highly instrumented. The facility at Giga Austin is a mobile unit to get ad hoc measurements at manufacturing facilities rather than sending them out to a real wind tunnel. They need not be accurate as they are intended for manufacturing tweaks.

 

[CyberGus]

It’s not technically a wind tunnel. I would call it a semi-controlled airflow simulator. A wind tunnel is: (1) a tunnel, (2) generally closed, (3) the airflow is highly controlled, and (4) the device is highly instrumented. The facility at Giga Austin is a mobile unit to get ad hoc measurements at manufacturing facilities rather than sending them out to a real wind tunnel. They need not be accurate as they are intended for manufacturing tweaks.

Thanks for killing the mood, Professor

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

Thanks for killing the mood, Professor

I am also happy to see anything Cybertruck, this included. I was unhappy when folks on Joe's Patreon page insisted on calling it a wind tunnel, and I apologize for my training and work history as an aerospace engineer but that is just the way it is.

 

[CyberGus]

I am also happy to see anything Cybertruck, this included. I was unhappy when folks on Joe's Patreon page insisted on calling it a wind tunnel, and I apologize for my training and work history as an aerospace engineer but that is just the way it is.

You do you, brother

 

[XB12R]

It doesn't even have the aero hubcaps on; they'll be getting false readings.

 

[Deleted member 3316]

It’s not technically a wind tunnel. I would call it a semi-controlled airflow simulator. A wind tunnel is: (1) a tunnel, (2) generally closed, (3) the airflow is highly controlled, and (4) the device is highly instrumented. The facility at Giga Austin is a mobile unit to get ad hoc measurements at manufacturing facilities rather than sending them out to a real wind tunnel. They need not be accurate as they are intended for manufacturing tweaks.

Would this be used to test for wind noise in isolation from road noise?

I imagine they might be difficult to differentiate in some circumstances.

 

[Cyberman]

I am also happy to see anything Cybertruck, this included. I was unhappy when folks on Joe's Patreon page insisted on calling it a wind tunnel, and I apologize for my training and work history as an aerospace engineer but that is just the way it is.

We accept your apology for your aerospace engineer training.

 

[TheLastStarfighter]

I am also happy to see anything Cybertruck, this included. I was unhappy when folks on Joe's Patreon page insisted on calling it a wind tunnel, and I apologize for my training and work history as an aerospace engineer but that is just the way it is.

You shouldn't apologize. Everyone here should be happy about what you're saying. It means they are tweaking the production line, not the design of the vehicle. That should be obvious as they design in Cali not Texas and presumably the design is long since finished, but your tidbit says this is all about getting things going to crank out trucks.

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