Woody001 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 529 posts, RR: 24 Reply 1, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2582 times:
Most places are fine as long as you act sensibly - don't climb fences or enter land that you aren't meant to. Be polite and take ID with you in case you are questioned. If you are visiting bases in a vehicle make sure you don't block any emergency access points.
Oly720man From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 6184 posts, RR: 11 Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2580 times:
Generally yes. Lots of people do it. Some bases may be a bit more security conscious than others. You may want to find a military photographers forum to get more info, but I can't see any problems.
Alasdaironeil From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 93 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2574 times:
Well, i live near to linton on ouse, and i was planning to cycle there today. I can hear planes above me now so maybe i can take a photo of one landing, or something like that. There is a small area i notice cars parking, very small can only fit 3 cars in, but i was planning on going there.
Woody001 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 529 posts, RR: 24 Reply 7, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2557 times:
Your very lucky to live close enough to cycle there. I can't think of anything better to do on a summers afternoon - cycle, watch some military aircraft have a spot of tea, cycle home - how typically British..!
Alasdaironeil From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 93 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 2501 times:
I'm doing aero degree at UMIST. Its very good.
I've just come back now, there are some Tucanos about. I may try to get one one this website.
Alasdaironeil From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 93 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 2488 times:
We have quite a few wind tunnels, and as far as i'm aware they are all working. I was using the supersonic one in my last lab, very cool.
Though we have joined with Manchester uni now and have (I think) inherited the use of the huge wind tunnel at Barton aerodrome, which is umm, huge!!
Oly720man From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 6184 posts, RR: 11 Reply 15, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 2424 times:
Very small world. I work out at the lab at Barton and am in charge of the 9x7 tunnel. The BLT is in our main hangar at the moment having been moved up from Bedford and we're looking for the best place to put it. Should be going back together in the next few months and there'll no doubt be a rush of our PhD students with their flow control applications wanting to use the new toy. Piezo jets are the big thing at the moment.
Woody001 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 529 posts, RR: 24 Reply 16, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 2422 times:
The BLT is an excellent tunnel, I spent many a long day sealing the tunnel edges so the flow would be truly 2D. I bet it won't last long in the hands of PhD students
Oly720man From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 6184 posts, RR: 11 Reply 17, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2420 times:
Few things do. If you want something broken give it to a student!!
The tunnel's still got the roof mounted unit in it with the twin VGs that can be rotated. Was that what you were working on? Dave Ross, model maker, was out at the lab a while ago, saw it and said "we made that".
Woody001 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 529 posts, RR: 24 Reply 18, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2414 times:
Typical ministry job that one - we've got some money to use up, lets make something! Never did get it tested correctly as they pulled the plug on us.
I was involved with tunnel testing for a few years - 13x9, 8x8, 3x4 and BLT.
You have to keep an eye on people as they move the floor (roof) up and down, you can't rotate those handles more than a few turns without adjusting it's neighbours as well, otherwise there is a loud bang, followed by a rush of student disappearing...!
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