Ask an Explainer - Aerodynamics

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Q: Can the engine be placed above the plane's wing?
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Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials
Q: Do paper airplanes fly better with a beak?
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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?
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Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials
Q: What is the difference between static pressure and atmospheric pressure?
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Forces of Flight, Aerodynamics
Q: What does "spilling the air from its wings" mean?
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Forces of Flight, Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials
Q: How does separation of flow affect pressure drag?
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Aerodynamics
Q: Why do most aircrafts have a specific shape?
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Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials
Q: What is a trim tab?
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Aerodynamics
Q: What would happen if you would put four wings on a plane?
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Gravity & Air, Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials, Flight Dynamics
Q: What is the difference between supersonic and subsonic?
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Aerodynamics