Wind Tracker 621 Portable Windsock System
- Price:
- $229.00
- SKU:
- wdws621
- Weight:
- 10.00 LBS
- Rating:
-
- Availability:
- This product ships the same day or next business day.
- Shipping:
- Calculated at checkout
Product Description
The Wind Tracker 621 Portable Windsock System
Take it anywhere and set it up in seconds.
New windsock unit retracts to only 59" and instantly extends to a variable height of 21'. Setup time is dramatically reduced, and yoiu can detect winds below 1 mile per hour with a minimum of 1/4 mile visibility!
Wind Tracer Windsock System detects air movement at low speeds for industrial safety,
Unintentional releases of harmful chemicals and other airborne agents. If you are an ultra light pilot, air show performer, work in emergency rescue, forestry, ambulance, or evacuation, this is the windsock to have. Small & compact, retracts to only 59" and opens up to 21' instantly! Fast setup, it's great for mobile use. Use the Wind Tracker 621 to determine safe assembly areas for your personnel.
Complete Set:
- Adjustable fiberglass Wonder Pole®
- Wind Tracker Windsock (Optional colors).
- Extra replacement sock, no additional charge.
- OSHA compliant colors (Flag/Sock & pole).
- 24" high density polypropylene ground tube..
- Deluxe heavy duty nylon storage & carry bag.
- Patented pivotal harness system (Wind animation).
- Non-wrapping system.
- Wall chart showing wind speed & directions.
- Pocket wind speed cards for field use.
- Instructions.
Accessories for this unit are:
Extension & Flagpole Heavy Duty Base
Wheel Stand Pro - Use with all vehicles
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The pivotal harness & flag come assembled. As air currents move along the flag it rises & falls with side-to-side movement as the wind changes directions. When the flag attempts to "dive off", it is pulled back into the winds force by the harness cords. This patented harness and its ability to keep the flag in position allows it to animate the wind at any speed, and at all times. |
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The patented pivotal harness rotates without the aid of ball bearings or other devices The Glide Plate rotates 360 degrees within the Glide Collar by wind force alone. This is important because there is no added friction to artificially slow down or force to create a spin effect. |
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Vertical flag movement from side view. The flag lifts the Glide Plate from the surface of the collar and rotates with a minimal amount of surface contact. There are no mechanical parts to jam or wear out. |
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The harness cords allow the side-to-side tilting motion of the flag which not only detects wind shear and variability of direction, but also creates an animation, and visual recognition of wind variability at a glance. |
A Partial List of applications & current use
Hazardous Materials
Refineries
Pipeline Companies
Ammonia Storage
Chlorine Storage
Golf Courses
Heliports
Waste Water Treatment Plants
Government
Armed Forces
Cold Storage Facilities
Unmanned Aircraft
Waste sites
Hang gliding
Oil fields
Oil Refineries
Painting at ship yards
Large profiles carried by workers from one building to another
Wind indicator for tear gas release in correctional institutions
Bomb disposal sites.
Military exercises, direction of smoke & gases
Jump teams ground wind system
Hot air Balloonist & chase teams
Power Parachutes
Prisons for directions of intentional gas release
Ammonia plants for evacuation lanes of personal
Agricultural for drift prevention
Small airports
Field burning
Portable units for Red Cross & other organizations
Marker flag for areas of student assembly
Airport Windsocks
Nuclear power plants
Wind flags shooting
Portable use for landing medical helicopters in hard to reach terrains
HOW THE WIND TRACKER WIND SYSTEM WORKS:
The Wind Tracker Wind System flags are designed to work in partnership with our patented pivotal harness system. The flag is 2x8' feet, fully dyed, and reinforced at the fly end with two rows of stitching. The no fray side hem allows graceful movement, which animates the wind. The dynamic design & international colors representing caution are understandable to all persons.
As air currents move along the flag it rises & falls with side-to-side movement as the wind changes directions. When the flag attempts to "dive off", it is pulled back into the winds force by the harness cords. This patented harness and its ability to keep the flag in position allows it to animate the wind at any speed, and at all times.
The patented pivotal harness rotates without the aid of ball bearings or other devices The Glide Plate rotates 360 degrees within the Glide Collar by wind force alone. This is important because there is no added friction to artificially slow down or force to create a spin effect. The flag lifts the Glide Plate from the surface of the collar and rotates with a minimal amount of surface contact. There are no mechanical parts to jam or wear out.
The harness cords allow the side-to-side tilting motion of the flag which not only detects wind shear and variability of direction, but also creates an animation, and visual recognition of wind variability at a glance.
ORDINARY WINDSOCKS OBSOLETE:
The windsock design, or use, is not notably recorded prior to the late 1800's. It appears the sock was adapted from the "Wind-Sail" a wide tube or funnel of canvas used to convey a stream of air into the lower compartments of a ship (Noah Webster Dictionary 1828). The windsocks final fundamental use and design was later developed for use with small aircraft.
Ordinary windsocks cannot accurately indicate wind direction & speed because a volume of air in combination with sufficient wind speed must be realized before the open ended tube is filled and lifted. At that point, the air volume, and wind force in the tube is in direct conflict with any wind directional changes and acting against the sides of the tube. This deficiency in design limits its accuracy and ability to immediately respond to directional changes in the wind at lower speeds. This makes the ordinary airport windsock unsuitable for detection of low wind movement of hazardous airborne materials.
