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How Quickly Do Bubbles Rise in a Pint of Beer?
The material we covered in the last two posts (skin friction and pressure drag)…
Operational Requirements
Every aircraft has a certain operational environment, including aspects of flight and…
Risk and failure in complex engineering systems
“We must ensure this never happens again.” This is a common reaction…
Antifragility and Aircraft Design
Nassim Nicholas Taleb coined the term “Antifragility” in his book of the same name. Antifragility…
Three essential engineering skills and the state of modern technology
John Partridge is the founder of the deap-sea instrumentation company Sonardyne, and…
The History of Rocket Science
Rocket technology has evolved for more than 2000 years. Today’s rockets are…
