The present invention relates to a wind tunnel for stable sustained human flight for research or recreation, comprising -a tunnel comprising a first portion (6) having a first central axis (A) and a second portion (1) having a second central axis (B), wherein the second portion (1) is a test section, -said first central axis (A) and said second central axis (B) being arranged at a first angle with respect to each other, and -at least one fan (120) for creating an air flow in the test section, wherein said second central axis (B) is at a second angle with respect to a horizontal plane, said second angle being 5°-85°. The invention also relates to a safety system for an inclined wind tunnel for stable sustained human flight, comprising -an inclined test section (1) of a wind tunnel, said test section (1) being arranged at an angle of 5°-85° with respect to a horizontal plane, -at least one fan (120) for creating an air flow in the test section (1), said air flow being directed from an upstream end towards a downstream end of the test section (1), -a delimiting arrangement (900) arranged at the test section (1) for preventing a person using the test section (1) from leaving said test section (1).
Wind tunnel for human flight
10.03.2022
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch