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Ask an Explainer - Aerodynamics

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Q: How does tilting a flap change the drag on a wing?
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Aerodynamics
Q: Could the reason why some birds don't fly be that they don't have a good airfoil?
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Aerodynamics
Q: How do they get really fast cars to stay on the ground?
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Aerodynamics
Q: What is the meaning of stalling and explain it?
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Aerodynamics
Q: How do I explain aerodynamics in a sentence?
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Aerodynamics
Q: How do you measure the steam flow in a steam turbine?
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Aerodynamics
Q: At Mach 2, does the boundary layer become thinner compared to subsonic speeds?
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Aerodynamics
Q: What is meant by airfoil?
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Aerodynamics
Q: What is equal transit line theory?
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Aerodynamics
Q: How does vortex velocity vary with the velocity of aircraft?
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Aerodynamics

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