Aerodynamics 3 min read
Density effects on Aerodynamic forces
Aerodynamic forces are generated whenever an object moves through a liquid or gas. From Newton’s second law of motion, the aerodynamic forces on…
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Bernoullis Equation
In the 1700s, Daniel Bernoulli investigated the forces present in a moving fluid. This slide shows one of many forms of Bernoulli’s equation. The…
Aerodynamics 3 min read
Factors that affect Aerodynamics
When a solid body is moved through a fluid (gas or liquid), the fluid resists the motion. The object is…
Aerodynamics 5 min read
Inviscid flow
Inviscid flow is the flow of an inviscid fluid, in which the viscosity of the fluid is equal to zero. Though there are limited…
Aerodynamics 3 min read
Maximum Flight Altitude, Absolute and Service Ceilings
The RC information can be used to estimate the flight altitude that can be reached by an airplane. Again, we…
Aerodynamics 4 min read
Maximum Range of a Subsonic Airplane
We complete this brief set of applications of basic aerodynamics by estimating the range of a propeller-driven aircraft. The key…
Aerodynamics 5 min read
BASIC AERODYNAMICS
Although the material covered in this book is a necessary prerequisite for understanding basic aerodynamics, it is important to realize…
Aerodynamics 2 min read
Flow Description, Streamline, Pathline, Streakline and Timeline
Streamline, pathline, streakline and timeline form convenient tools to describe a flow and visualise it. They are defined below. Figure…
Aerodynamics 2 min read
Definition of Streamlines
An important concept in the study of aerodynamics concerns the idea of streamlines. A streamline is a path traced out by a…
Aerodynamics 4 min read
Conservation of Energy
The conservation of energy is a fundamental concept of physics along with the conservation of mass and the conservation of momentum. Within some…