Forces of Flight
Gravity & Air
Aerodynamics
Propulsion
Structures & Materials
Flight Dynamics
Activities
Activities & Multimedia
Ask An Explainer
About the Exhibit
How Things Fly
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Search this site:
Ask an Explainer - Flight Dynamics
…
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
…
Displaying records 71 to 80 of 199
Q:
How are Kepler’s laws different than Newton’s laws of motion?
Categories:
Flight Dynamics
Q:
Do some helicopters use the exhaust as a tail rotor?
Categories:
Flight Dynamics
Q:
Why do planes have two independant ailerons to each wing?
Categories:
Flight Dynamics
Q:
How can I calculate the distance an air propelled rocket will fly if I know the angle it is pointed, the weight of the rocket (constant weight, only air pressure propellant) the pressure I apply to it and the size of the outlet (diameter of the rocket)?
Categories:
Flight Dynamics
Q:
Why do helicopters need a tail rotor and what is torque?
Categories:
Structures & Materials
,
Flight Dynamics
Q:
Can a tandem type of rotor arrangement be installed for quad copters?
Categories:
Flight Dynamics
Q:
Why don't we see other planes in the sky when we're flying like drivers see other cars on the highway?
Categories:
Flight Dynamics
Q:
What is a horizontal stabilizer in modern commercial airplanes?
Categories:
Flight Dynamics
Q:
During supersonic flight, why is elevator effectiveness reduced?
Categories:
Aerodynamics
,
Flight Dynamics
Q:
If you pitch the aircraft nose 5 degrees up, the angle of attack also increases by 5 degrees. What happens to the aircraft?
Categories:
Flight Dynamics
…
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
…
