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Q: Does the length of an airplane's wing affect lift?

Categories: Aerodynamics

Q: How does air act like a fluid?

Categories: Gravity & Air, Aerodynamics

Q: In a spin are both wings stalled?

Categories: Aerodynamics

Q: How are swept-back wings vs straight wings effected by aerodynamics and is one model superior to the other in any situation?

Categories: Aerodynamics

Q: Why can spacecraft fly faster than the fastest jet fighters on Earth?

Categories: Aerodynamics

Q: Can the engine be placed above the plane's wing?

Categories: Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials

Q: Do paper airplanes fly better with a beak?

Categories: Forces of Flight, Gravity & Air, Aerodynamics

Q: Why are ailerons located at the end of the wings and not right next to the plane's fuselage?

Categories: Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials

Q: What is the difference between static pressure and atmospheric pressure?

Categories: Forces of Flight, Aerodynamics

Q: What does "spilling the air from its wings" mean?

Categories: Forces of Flight, Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials
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