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Breguet Range Equation

There is a saying that your audience will halve for every equation you put in a piece of…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan
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The Atmosphere

Understanding the details of the atmosphere is critical for manned flight since it provides the medium through which…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan
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Operational Requirements

Every aircraft has a certain operational environment, including aspects of flight and ground operations, that it is designed to serve…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan
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The Navier-Stokes Equation

The name we use for our little blue planet “Earth” is rather misleading. Water makes up about 71%…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan
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What Creates Lift – How Do Wings Work?

How airplanes fly is one one of the most fundamental questions in aerospace engineering. Given its importance to flight, it…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan
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Control and Stability of Aircraft

One of the key factors in the Wright brothers’ achievement of building the first heavier-than-air aircraft was their insight that…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan
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Dreams of Flight

Since the early days of human intelligence the dream of flying and the idea that we are not…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan