In recent years, flying car companies such as Archer Aviation in the United States, Lilium Aviation in Germany, and Vertical Aerospace in the United Kingdom have gone public. Major players in the aviation industry like Boeing and Airbus, multinational automotive companies such as Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, and General Motors, as well as Chinese automakers like XPeng, Geely, and Great Wall, have all ventured into the flying car sector. With the maturation of autonomous driving technology, the establishment of public infrastructure, and the improvement of traffic control systems, we can imagine a future where cities not only have cars driving on the roads but also flying in the skies. Transportation will develop in a multi-dimensional manner, with air traffic routes being opened up, helping to alleviate traffic congestion to some extent.

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As a new growth area, the low-altitude economy was highlighted in China’s Government Work Report this March, which called for actively creating new growth engines in this sector. Flying cars, particularly eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) technology, are a highly anticipated component of the low-altitude economy. Wind tunnel testing is a critical aspect of eVTOL development. The primary purpose of wind tunnel testing is to measure the loads acting on the aircraft, the pressure distribution around the aircraft’s structure (with a particular focus on the wings and control surfaces), and the behavior of the flow field around the aircraft. Wind tunnel tests collect key and complex aerodynamic data, which play a crucial role in the iterative design process of eVTOLs.

XPeng HT Aero flying car, image source: Zhiliao Auto

Dalian Windtuner Technology Co., Ltd. has consistently focused on the development of flow field measurement and control technologies and products, offering comprehensive flow field measurement and control solutions to its clients. These solutions include the customization and calibration of pneumatic probes, the development and manufacturing of data acquisition equipment and supporting control systems, data analysis software development, and wind tunnel testing services. The company’s offerings are characterized by high data acquisition accuracy, fast rates, simple installation, and a high degree of system integration. These solutions not only meet the aerodynamic performance testing needs in the R&D of aircraft, aviation engines, and gas turbines but are also widely applied in wind tunnel tests, fan performance tests, and large-scale industrial flow field experiments.

Over the past decade, Windtuner has been actively involved in the flow field measurement and control sector, serving more than a hundred research institutions and laboratories, including those at Tsinghua University, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). This has effectively promoted the deep integration of industry, academia, and research, accelerating the commercialization of technological achievements.

Building a strong foundation and storing energy for progress, Windtuner remains committed to its original aspiration of becoming a 'world expert in flow field measurement and control.' The company will continue to deeply engage in the research and development of measurement and control technologies, contributing more 'Chinese wisdom' and 'Chinese solutions' to the aerospace industry, and leaving its 'Chinese mark' on the global scientific research landscape!