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Monocoque
Monocoque also structural skin, is a structural system where loads are supported through an object’s external skin, similar to an egg shell.…
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HISTORY OF SPACE EXPLORATION
In the latter half of the 20th century, rockets were developed that were powerful enough to overcome the force of…
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What Are the Different Kinds of Rockets?
Known to the Chinese as far back as the 11th century, the rocket – a machine that uses the expulsion…
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Rocket Principles
A rocket in its simplest form is a chamber enclosing a gas under pressure. A small opening at one end…
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Types of jet engines
All jet engines and gas turbines work in broadly the same way (pulling air through an inlet, compressing it, combusting…
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What is a jet engine?
A jet engine is a machine that converts energy-rich, liquid fuel into a powerful pushing force called thrust. The thrust from one…
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How A Turboprop Engine Works
Turboprop engines combine the reliability of jets, with the efficiency of propeller driven aircraft at low to mid altitudes. Found on…
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Turboprop Engine
To move an airplane through the air, thrust is generated with some kind of propulsion system. Many low speed transport aircraft and small commuter…
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What is Mach Number?
The Mach number is the ratio of flow velocity after a certain limit of the sounds speed. In simple words…
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Aerofoil
Definition of aerofoil Aerofoil or airfoil is defined as the cross-sectional shape that is designed with curved surface giving it…
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Aerodynamic Lift, Drag and Moment Coefficients
In the previous post we introduced the four fundamental forces acting on an aircraft during flight: Lift, Drag, Thrust and Weight and…