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Investigate the principles of aerodynamics in mechanical engineering, covering topics such as fluid flow around objects, lift and drag forces, and boundary layer phenomena.
on 1st December 2024 in Mechanical engineering.
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Consider a finite wing of aspect ratio 4 with an NACA 2412 airfoil; the angle of attack is 5°. Calculate (a) the lift coefficient at low speeds (incompressible flow) using the results of Prandtl’s lifting line theory, and (b) the lift coefficient for \(M_{\infty}\). Assume that the span efficie
on 13th November 2023 in Aeronautics.
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Worldtech
Calculate lift, wave-drag and pressure coefficients of an infinitely thin flat plate which is in a Mach \(2.5\) freestream flow at an angle of attack of \(5^{^{\circ}}\), using linearized theory.
on 27th January 2022 in Aerodynamics.
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Kumar59
What are form drag and profile drag?
on 8th September 2021 in Aeronautics.
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Kisan Kumar
Can an airfoil fly upside-down ?
on 13th July 2021 in Aerodynamics.
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Kumar59
Find the lift and wave drag coefficients for an infinitely thin flat plate at an angle of attack of \(8^{\circ}\) in a Mach \(3\) flow.
on 26th March 2021 in Aeronautics.
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techAir
Find the gliding distance of an aircraft flying at an altitude of \(1500\,m\) with a maximum lift to drag ratio of \(8\).
on 3rd February 2021 in Aeronautics.
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Kumar59
Calculate the lift, drag and moment coefficient about quarter chord per unit span of an airfoil which is at an angle of attack of \({7\, ^ \circ }\) with a flow velocity of \(40\, m/s\) at standard sea level conditions. The airfoil has a chord length of \(1\, m\).
on 4th January 2021 in Flight mechanics.
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techAir
What is flaps and what are they used for?
on 2nd December 2020 in Flight mechanics.
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Worldtech
What is the difference between static and dynamic stability of an aircraft?
on 18th November 2020 in Flight dynamics.
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