Aerosensor: the most accurate (and cheapest) handlebar-mounted wind tunnel so far?

Former F1 engineer is crowdfunding a complete system for real-world aero testing that's due to launch next year

Aerosensor
(Image credit: Aerosensor)

In recent months, there’s been something of an explosion in the amount of aero tech coming onto the market. This is due to a couple of factors which have created an aerodynamicist's perfect storm. Primarily, aero sensor quality has improved. 

The general cycle of development is that physicists discover some useful fundamental property, they then find potential applications and send it to the engineers. These engineers then build something and send it to their friends in industry who will then miniaturise it. 

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