NASA No-Fuss Fuselage

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This is my entry for the NASA challenge found here:
https://grabcad.com/challenges/nasa-challenge-new-transonic-wind-tunnel-test-section

Modeled using SolidWorks and Visuals done with Unreal Engine 5

STEP Files Included
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Video Link Animation Included
https://youtu.be/yhocq5uioDk
Extra Renderings Included

I had a lot of ideas for this challenge, but “lightning” didn’t strike until about 10 days ago while I was researching how to repair a ball valve (like the ball valve used in plumbing). Although I learned a lot about repairing valves in the Navy, I had to review the basics and found that the basics was all I needed to draw inspiration from for this NASA challenge.

My entry in essence, is a giant ball valve. The obvious main difference is the fuselage test section that slips into and out of the crane-facing side of the wind tunnel loop. When in operation, it offers a leak-proof boundary from the wind tunnel loop circuit, and the separated slip fuselage allows for a model to be set up and preconfigured ahead of test time. Installed are several cameras and interior lights for capturing video and photogrammetry of the test model, and the configurable mounts exist where the sight glass hatch parts are currently installed on the fuselage body.

I’ve run out of time visually implementing all of my additional thoughts and ideas to contribute to this challenge, but I would imagine Building 1 conducts the tests and is home to the testing loop and testing chamber. The testing fuselage is shuttled to-and-from Building 2 which is the workshop and hangar bay to all the fuselage test sections.

Thanks for checking out the video animation and the project files!

Special thanks to NASA for sponsoring another amazing challenge here on GrabCAD!