can t you do this on models sxwnchts. the short answer is no. the director of the university of maryland, since 1949 they tested everything from plane models to cars to roofing, for form and high winds. that will tell you how efficient or inefficient it is. or whether it will survive in the case of a hurricane. the week we were there, they watched how safety signs for offshore oil rigs would stand up for one hour to 100 miles an hour winds. what you can find out is whether that particular product will survive in any given wind speed. barlow took us inside the wind tunnels, starting with a giant fan. there s a 2000 horsepower electric motor here that drives this guy, about 20 feet in diameter. we can generate wind up to 230 miles an hour in the test section. then, this to the test area of the tunnel. this is where any model we would test, car, plane, whatever, get mounted in here. what are you able to measure on the model?
sxwnchts. the short answer is no. the director of the university of maryland, since 1949 they tested everything from plane models to cars to roofing, for form and high winds. that will tell you how efficient or inefficient it is. or whether it will survive in the case of a hurricane. the week we were there, they watched how safety signs for offshore oil rigs would stand up for one hour to 100 miles an hour winds. what you can find out is whether that particular product will survive in any given wind speed. barlow took us inside the wind tunnels, starting with a giant fan. there s a 2000 horsepower electric motor here that drives this guy, about 20 feet in diameter. we can generate wind up to 230 miles an hour in the test section. then, this to the test area of the tunnel. this is where any model we would test, car, plane, whatever, get mounted in here. what are you able to measure on the model?
down. wow. all right. rick, thanks very much for that intimate look at the situation out there. rick leventhal walking a lot. 3 minutes after the top of the hour. more news now. fox news alert. swiss police say there was an explosion at a hotel during the world economic forum. sources are telling fox news it was a small fireworks style explosive that detonated in a storage room. no one was injured. but there was some broken glass in the building. officials do not suspect terrorism at this time. and we re following a developing story overnight. an army base responsible for protecting troops against chemical and biological attacks in utah has now reopened for incoming personnel but no one can leave just yet. the proving grounds went on lockdown yesterday evening but the army hasn t said why. but they do say they were trying to resolve a serious concern in the test area but that no one was in danger. check this out. drug smugglers going retro. u.s. national guard surveillance
election. the race has been used as a test case for midterm cycles yet to come. david jolly won against alex sink. the clearwater-st. petersburg area is a test area. obama did carry the drnkt two times. it s being called one of the most expensive this cycle. outside spending more than doubled candidate spending, and the outside interests often overshadowed the candidates themselves, but last night a raucus crowd congratulated jolly. bob barker even announced him by video. jolly, who was a former lobbyist, called for unity after a hard fought, often nasty race where committee and super pac ads some true and some saturated the airwaves. i have very good news tonight. no more commercials. i have believed from the very