Skip to main content
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Header Menu
Activities & Multimedia
Ask An Explainer
About the Exhibit
Search
Section Menu
Forces of Flight
The Four Forces
We Aren't Built to Fly
Gravity & Air
Gravity
Air
Buoyancy
Aerodynamics
Air in Motion
Subsonic Wings
Factors Affecting Lift
Alternative Theories of Lift
Pressure Drag
Friction Drag
Vortex Drag
Waves in the Air
Shock Waves
Propulsion
Propellers
Engines
Rocket Propulsion
Vertical Flight
Structures & Materials
Weight and Strength
Materials
Hypersonic Vehicles
Shaped for Space
Flight Dynamics
Control Surfaces
Roll, Pitch, and Yaw
Instruments
Gravity in Orbit
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Kepler’s Laws of Orbital Motion
Moving in Space
Thrusters and Spinning Wheels
Activities
Share
Twitter
Facebook
Ask an Explainer - Structures & Materials
Search Ask an Explainer QA
Displaying records 41 to 50 of 285
Pagination
Page
1
Page
2
Page
3
Page
4
Current page
5
Page
6
Page
7
Page
8
Page
9
…
First page
Previous page
‹
Next page
›
Last page
Q:
Which type of carbon composite is used for making tiles in space crafts?
Categories:
Structures & Materials
Q:
How long did the Germans build the V-2?
Categories:
Structures & Materials
Q:
Except barometer, which devices are used to measure atmospheric pressure?
Categories:
Structures & Materials
Q:
Why does an object feel lighter in water than in air?
Categories:
Structures & Materials
Q:
When was the first airplane invented?
Categories:
Structures & Materials
Q:
What is improved climb?
Categories:
Structures & Materials
Q:
How does wing configuration impact flight?
Categories:
Structures & Materials
Q:
Why do rockets need an engine?
Categories:
Forces of Flight
,
Structures & Materials
Q:
What's the weight of aircraft wings?
Categories:
Structures & Materials
Q:
What satellites can we see from Earth with the naked eye?
Categories:
Structures & Materials
Pagination
Page
1
Page
2
Page
3
Page
4
Current page
5
Page
6
Page
7
Page
8
Page
9
…
First page
Previous page
‹
Next page
›
Last page