Ask an Explainer - Aerodynamics

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Q: Why does the center of pressure moves forward when an aircraft flies from transonic to supersonic speed?
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Aerodynamics
Q: How can an aircraft stay airborne if it's going the exact same speed as the wind?
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Aerodynamics
Q: How do they streamline a set of wings for less drag?
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Aerodynamics
Q: Why is there a circular airflow around the wing of planes or birds?
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Aerodynamics
Q: What is the relationship between pressure and speed in airflow?
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Gravity & Air, Aerodynamics
Q: What is the pressure of an airflow?
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Aerodynamics
Q: What is airflow?
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Aerodynamics
Q: Can you compare the rate of fall of a heavy and light object of the same size and shape?
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Gravity & Air, Aerodynamics
Q: How does the air pressure get lower above a helicopter's rotor's blades and higher underneath them?
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Aerodynamics
Q: What is aerodynamics?
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Aerodynamics