NASA Ames Balance Calibration LaboratoryTask/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of a inner rod and a outer shell joined by strain-gage flexures (or internal...Task/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of a inner rod and a outer shell joined by strain-gage flexures (or internal...Inside the Task Multi-piece Balance. Task/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of a inner rod and a outer shell joined...Inside the Task Multi-piece Balance. Task/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of a inner rod and a outer shell joined...Task/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of a inner rod and a outer shell joined by strain-gage flexures (or internal...Inside the Task Multi-piece Balance. Task/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of a inner rod and a outer shell joined...Inside the Task Multi-piece Balance. Task/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of a inner rod and a outer shell joined...Task/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of a inner rod and a outer shell joined by strain-gage flexures (or internal...Task/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of a inner rod and a outer shell joined by strain-gage flexures (or internal...N1 gage element. Closeup view N1 gage element front and side. Strain gage attached to portion which senses stress in...Note that N+ arrow is not exactly aligned with gages. Balance is mounted on a 2.5" to 4" taper adapter....Ames MC400 (floor) Balance. Ames has a small inventory of floor balances designed for use of semi-span wind tunnel models....Ames MC400 (floor) Balance. Ames has a small inventory of floor balances designed for use of semi-span wind tunnel models....Autoloader for use on handload balance calibrations which can apply up to 2200 lbs in 200 lb increments.Instead of rigging and swinging individual weights bottom tray of autoloader lowers to apply interlocking weights as needed.Control system with Compumotors operated from HP3852 system running HP "Rocky Mountain Basic" program) and data acquisition system for Bal...Front view showing weight pans with various weights for each six gages (weight pans no longer used and are in...View of data acquistion system. This PC contains load schedule to drive the control system mentioned above. Gage outputs are...Closeup view of weight pans of Sandberg Serrell machine showing weight pans with various weights for each six gages (weight...Here is a 1951 illustration of proposed balance calibration machine as drawn by George Brown (BSME from Caltech 1949), project...