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Originally Posted by ultramrw21
If i remember correctly the SpaceShipOne team mounted the model to the front of a truck to test its drag.
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Many things are tested by being mounted on top of SUVs and trucks. Testing tensions and forces is possible by (as simply) attaching a force guage - to a string - to the item being tested. You could also mount a video camera up there too. When determining airspeed keep in mind that if you are facing a headwind (which is preferred) you add the speed of the car + the speed of the wind. [ex: 5 mph headwind + 30 mph car speed = 35 mph airspeed] Who needs a wind tunnel when you have the whole outdoors?!