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B. OBJECTIVES

The objectives 0 f-h rt- I-*’ C fi program are to plan and organize

a test program to perform automotive aerodynamic testing of vehicle

exterior components and shapes including external and internal cool-

ing system configurations. The test will be sup rvised in a wind tunnel

facility selected on a competitive comparison basis. The test program

results will be evaluated and organized into an illustrated and simplified

handbook type report which may be used by ncn-technical styling person-

nel during the early phases of vehicle planning.

1 . Study:

The study phase objective will be to review and com­

pare available wind tunnel facilities, instrumentation techniques, model U)

etc. , and compare for cost, accuracy, availability, etc. , and select a
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mutually suitable site or sites and prepare ah agreement.

Existing wind tunnel facilitie U apable of testing 3/8

and full scale automobile models will u D C D C valuated to determine avail-

ability, accuracy, cost, etc. , in order to select tunnel or tunnel uitabl D C

for aerodynamic testing. The objective in this study will be to select a

tunnel or combination of tunnels for testing which can give the most

accurate information required at the lowest overall cost.

Instrumentation systems and techniques used by the

various facilities will be analyzed and evaluated as part of the total

study.

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