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Human Fallibility in Aviation II: Case Study
Vanity Fair recently featured an excellent article on Air France Flight 447 that crashed…
The History of Rocket Science
Rocket technology has evolved for more than 2000 years. Today’s rockets are…
Rocket Science 101: Operating Principles
In a previous post we covered the history of rocketry over the last 2000…
Rocket Science 101: Fuel, engine and nozzle
This is the third in a series of posts on rocket science. Part…
Rocket Science 101: Lightweight rocket shells
This is the fourth and final part of a series of posts…
Supersonic Aerodynamics: Designing Rocket Nozzles
One of the most basic equations in fluid dynamics is Bernoulli’s equation:…
Composite Materials and Renewables: Wind Energy
In the aerospace industry the benefits of exploiting the excellent specific strength…
The DeHavilland Comet Crash
(Photo Comet) The DeHavilland Comet was the first production commercial jet airliner that went…
