SATA
Subsonic Aerodynamic Testing Association 45th Annual Meeting held June 7-12, 2009 at Texas A&M
Subsonic Aerodynamic Testing Association The Subsonic Aerodynamic Testing Association (SATA) was formed in March 1965 to provide an organization for operators of low speed aerodynamic test facilities.
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he broad objective of the organization is: “To provide at the operational level a means of interchange of ideas, techniques, and solutions of problems.” The general area of interest will include, but not be limited to:
aerodynamic facility equipment shall be discussions of a business nature. There is no ineligible for membership. limit on the maximum number of persons from any one member facility that may attend the d. Representation: Each member facility shall nominate someone as its official meetings; however, the normal number is two representative to this Association and representatives. The list of current members so inform the Chairman by letter. All can be found on the SATA website: http:// correspondence to the member facility shall www.sata.aero/ be addressed to this official representative. a. Design, performance, and economics of test facilities. SATA Membership Criteria b. Physical measurements, instrumentation, a. Membership shall be limited to How to become a and handling and reduction of data. aerodynamic facilities of sufficient member of SATA c. Facility operation and maintenance. size doing significant research and/or • You must be a low speed facility of development work. sufficient size to do significant research b. A provisional membership may be and/or development work. Meetings granted to a group planning aerodynamic • Send a letter of intent to Chairman Cor Regular meetings are held annually on a facilities of sufficient size to do, or Joosen at cor.joosen@dnw.aero rotating basis at one or more of the member engage in doing, significant research and • Give a presentation at a SATA conference. facilities. The host facility selects for each development work. Such membership meeting a program based upon the objectives shall not carry voting privileges and shall Current Officers described above. The program provides the be reviewed at the end of three years to • Chairman Cor Joosen (DNW) participants with a brief description and determine whether the membership • Vice-Chairman Alexander Broniewicz inspection of the host facility. should be extended to “full”, continued Each regular meeting includes a business (Volvo Cars) as “provisional”, or withdrawn. session for the purpose of elections (when • Secretary Victor Canacci (Jacobs/NASA Glenn) due), consideration of new admissions, c. Organizations primarily involved in the • Secretariat Jorge Martinez (Texas A&M commercial design and/or fabrication of selection of future hosts, and any other University). 2009 | WIND TUNNEL INTERNATIONAL
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