Abstract: The present invention relates to measuring device for measuring a component f a force acting on a test body, such as a hydrofoil, positioned within a testing apparatus. The measuring device has a test body formed by a foil shaped center section and two adjacent end sections. Each end section is joined to the center section by a flexure member having sufficient stiffness so that there is negligible relative motion between the center section and the end sections as a fluid medium flows past the center section. At least one strain gauge is mounted to at least one flexure member to measure the forces acting on the center section. A method for measuring the load on a test body is also described.