The Misconception of a "Sturdy Piece of Metal"1.1 Blades seem to only need to withstand strong forcesJet engine compressor ...

British cyclist Neil Campbell recently set a new record for the men’s “fastest bicycle in a slipstream”, clocking up a breathtaking 280km per hour. This record involves bringing a cyclist up to speed ...

A series of experiments using paper airplanes has revealed new aerodynamic effects, researchers report. The findings enhance our understanding of flight stability and could inspire new types of flying ...

Aircraft designers utilize aerodynamic balances, specifically horn balances and external-airfoil balances (spades), to tailor control surface hinge moments and the forces required to operate them.

Aircraft system identification is mainly concerned with providing a mathematical description for the aerodynamic forces and moments in terms of relevant measureable quantities such as control surface ...

Lift, drag, thrust, and weight are the four primary forces acting on an aircraft in flight (refer to Fig. 1.1). Figure 1.1: Simplified illustration of the four forces acting on an aircraft. Lift and ...

Aerodynamics as a research area investigates the behavior of gases, primarily air, and the forces and flow phenomena arising when bodies move through them or when gas flows around stationary objects.

Whether gasoline, diesel, or electric, automakers work hard to wring every last drop of mileage out of their vehicles. Much of this effort goes towards optimising aerodynamics. The reduction of drag ...