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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 happened to the Russsian space station MIR?
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Structures & Materials
Q: Can aircrafts have a fuselage made of composites and wings made of wood?
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Structures & Materials
Q: With technology today, would it be possible to move a 10-mile diameter asteroid into Earth's orbit?
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Structures & Materials
Q: What is the most suitable material that can be used for the fuselage of a supersonic aircraft?
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Structures & Materials
Q: Surely the biggest area of friction is the fuselage, so how would for instance ribbed and not smooth surfaces influence performance?
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Structures & Materials
Q: How does change in propeller speed affect thrust efficiency?
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Structures & Materials
Q: How much in weight can an average size airplane hold?
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Structures & Materials
Q: Will an aircraft turn in air if just rudder is used without banking the plane?
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Structures & Materials, Flight Dynamics
Q: Which is faster, the B-2 stealth bomber, F-22 Raptor, Concorde or SR-71 Blackbird?
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Propulsion, Structures & Materials, Flight Dynamics