E39 FANS

Bruce gets the wind up. Simon indicates his demeanour. Fans have been keeping us cool for centuries, from huge ones that cool a whole room to small ones that flutter and send messages. We hope this episode makes you one of our biggest fans. If only...

Winnowing Grain Fans

The Fan Dance - Special Forces Forced March

An Egyptian hand fan

The Punka Wallah

A Chinese New Year Fan Dance

Chinese Wedding Fans

Japanese Folding Fans

French Lace Fans Brisé

Cockade Fans

Fan languages

The Goods of Desire fan

The largest fan measures 8.48 m (27 ft 10 in) long and 5.18 m (17 ft) in height when fully openend. It was created by Goods of Desire (G.O.D.) and was presented and measured at the G.O.D. Peak Galleria store in Hong Kong, China, on 20 August 2009. The fan was made from wood and paper and was operational just as a normal sized fan would be.

F1 Wind Tunnels

Ames Research Centre Wind Tunnel

GE90 engine on test

Burlesque Fan Dancing

Sally Rand Dancing

The first electric fan - Schyler Wheeler

How a bladeless Fan works

Dyson fans