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3161-A

N1: ±1000 lbs (4.5 kN)
N2: ±1000 lbs (4.5 kN)
S1: ±500 lbs (2.2 kN)
S2: ±500 lbs (2.2 kN)
X: ±200 lbs (0.9 kN)
R: ±2000 in-lbs (225 N-m)

Implied moment limits:
P: ±8000 in-lbs (0.9 kN-m)
Y: ±3500 in-lbs (0.4 kN-m)

753

N: ±4000 lbs (18 kN)
A: ±500 lbs (2.2 kN)
P: ±10,000 in-lbs (1.1 kN-m)
R: ±10,000 in-lbs (1.1 kN-m)
Y: ±4500 in-lbs (0.51 kN-m)
S: ±1800 lbs (8.0 kN)

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Fx: ±18 N (4.0 lbs)
Fy: ±18 N (4.0 lbs)
Fz: ±18 N (4.0 lbs)
Tx: ± 250 N-mm (2.2 in-lbs)
Ty: ± 250 N-mm (2.2 in-lbs)
Tz: ± 250 N-mm (2.2 in-lbs)

John W. Lucas Wind Tunnel
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Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT)

Last updated 2014-09-19 13:04