Tunnel Whirls Back Into Service; Modine's 65-Year-Old Wind Machine Gets Upgrade After Fire Destroyed It During Testing
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › February 17, 2006
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Racine When the makers of Command hair spray wanted to make a sticky point, they filmed a television commercial at Modine Manufacturing's wind tunnel.
It was 1967. The men's hair-spray company placed a handsome model inside the tunnel, normally used for vehicle testing, and cranked up the wind speed to 30 mph. His hair held in place perfectly.See the full content of this document
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Tunnel Whirls Back Into Service; Modine's 65-Year-Old Wind Machine Gets Upgrade After Fire Destroyed It During Testing
"As a kid, I thought that was pretty cool," recalled John Real, now Modine's test engineering manager.
This month, the 65-year-old wind tunnel reopens after being closed for nearly a year because of a fire. The t...See the full content of this document
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