aerodynamic coefficients

  • 1aerodynamic coefficients — Nondimensional coefficients for aerodynamic forces and moments. The most common are the coefficients of lift and drag (i.e., CL and CD ) …

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  • 2Vortex lattice method — The Vortex lattice method, (VLM), is a numerical, Computational fluid dynamics, method used mainly in the early stages of aircraft design and in aerodynamic education at university level. The VLM models the lifting surfaces, such as a wing, of an …

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  • 3USAF Digital DATCOM — The United States Air Force Stability and Control Digital DATCOM is a computer program that implements the methods contained in the USAF Stability and Control DATCOM to calculate the static stability, control and dynamic derivative… …

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  • 4John M. Riebe — Infobox Scientist name = John Michael Riebe box width = image width = caption = birth date = birth date|1921|5|8|df=y birth place = Lansford, Pennsylvania death date = death place = residence = Newport News, Virginia citizenship = nationality =… …

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  • 5Center of pressure — The center of pressure is the point on a body where the sum total of the aerodynamic pressure field acts, causing a force and no moment about that point. Mathematically it can be said that the net pressure force on the body acts through this… …

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  • 7Automotive aerodynamics — forces at high speeds. For some classes of racing vehicles, it may also be important to produce desirable downwards aerodynamic forces to improve traction and thus cornering abilities.An aerodynamic automobile will integrate the wheel arcs and… …

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  • 8Paper plane — This article is about toy aircraft fashioned from paper. For other uses, see Paper plane (disambiguation). Instructions for a traditional paper plane. A paper plane, paper aeroplane (UK), paper airplane (US), paper glider, paper dart or dart is a …

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  • 9Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate …

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  • 10Effort sur une voile — Exemple d effort du vent sur différents types de voile de voiliers classiques lors d une régate à Cannes en 2006. Le principe d une voile est de récupérer l énergie du vent et de la transmettre au bateau. L effet propulsif est réparti sur toute… …

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