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Windshear
Sells First Formula 1 Wind Tunnel Time |
 Concord,
NC, April 14, 2008 - Windshear
Business Manager Peter Zierhut reported this
week that agreement has been reached with the
first Formula 1 race team for wind tunnel
testing at Windshear's new, state-of-the-art,
rolling road wind tunnel in Concord, North
Carolina. The F1 team (unnamed due to
confidentiality issues) will start testing
sometime after the July 2008 opening date. In
addition, Zierhut reported that the Windshear
sales team has met with several other F1 teams
this year and agreements are likely for testing
to start before year-end.
To date, Windshear has sold time to
manufacturers, as well as NASCAR, and Indy race
teams. According to Zierhut, "We are excited to
have our first Formula 1 team on board. F1
represents some of the highest technology racing
in the world and it's a tribute to Windshear's
capabilities to be selected by some of the top
names in racing worldwide."
The new Windshear wind tunnel is currently
undergoing commissioning and is scheduled to
open to customers in July 2008. Windshear is one
of three full scale, single-belt, rolling road
wind tunnels in the world and the only one
available commercially.
 Windshear is built around an MTS rolling road
that provides testing up to 180 MPH (290 KPH)
with coordinated wind speeds. Air is circulated
in a closed-loop system by a 5100 HP (3750 KW)
fan driving a carbon fiber fan 22 feet (6.7
meters) in diameter. Maximum air flow is a
staggering 2.85 million cubic feet (80700 cubic
meters) per minute. High repeatability is
ensured via temperature management at a constant
75 F degrees (24 C) plus or minus 1 degree.
For more information about
Windshear, call 704-788-9463 or email:
info@windshearinc.com
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Concord, NC, October 10, 2007 – Windshear, Inc.
announces that Jeffrey
Bordner, 40, has
joined
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. as Site Manager
for the new Windshear 180-mph rolling-road wind
tunnel. Mr. Bordner will manage the day-to-day
operations of all aspects of the business,
including customer relations, scheduling, wind
tunnel operations, maintenance, and more..
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