BELGIUM: LuxFly, the operator of Europe’s largest vertical wind tunnel, has chosen AC drives from Danfoss to control the fans that propel air at up to 250 km/h through the 35 m high installation. 

Unlike most wind tunnels, this one is not used for testing – except perhaps to test people’s taste for excitement – it is used for skydiving! With no special equipment other than a flight suit, helmet, and goggles, LuxFly customers ‘fly’ in the wind tunnel, where they enjoy an experience almost exactly the same as a skydiving jump from a height of 4000 m.

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