Ask an Explainer - Aerodynamics

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Q: Why don't airplanes increase the number of wings but reduce the individual size to make them more efficient?
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Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials
Q: What effect does testing airfoils have on flight
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Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials
Q: Could the flying machine in the movie Chicken Run actually work?
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Aerodynamics
Q: What is the effect of dihedral wings on lift?
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Aerodynamics, Structures & Materials
Q: Which one will reduce aerodynamics more, pressure drag or friction drag?
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Aerodynamics
Q: How do bees fly?
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Aerodynamics
Q: Why do shockwaves move when free-stream Mach number increases?
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Aerodynamics
Q: On the air in motion page, it says that at any point in an airstream at any given time, the amount of air passing by is the same. But if I pour water into a funnel, the water enters the funnel at a much faster rate than it exits. How is it different?
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Aerodynamics
Q: If I am going 70 mph in a two seat plane, how much pressure in pounds are pushing up on the wing?
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Aerodynamics
Q: Why do only some planes maneuver well at high altitudes?
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Aerodynamics