Drag in Aviation – Induced Drag
Induced drag is a by product of lift and is directly related to the angle of attack. Before we understand induced drag, we need to know that lift is produced by lower static pressure on the upper surface compared...
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Primary Flight Controls in Aviation
An airplane needs to turn, climb and descent. It uses a basic or primary flight controls to do this.These basic controls are the elevator, rudder and ailerons....
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Airfoil Design – Structure of the Airfoil in Aviation
There are some basic terms associated with the structure of an airfoil, they are : Leading Edge Radius and Trailing Edge, Relative Airflow, Chord, Angle of Attack...
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Airfoil Design – Boundary Layer
The behavior of airflow in and around the surface of the airfoil is most important. The layer we are refering to is the boundary layer. There is friction between...
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Forces Acting on an Airplane
Basically there are only 4 forces,at a basic level all you need to know is the way forces are arranged.In more lessons to come we will go through each force...
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