supersonic-wing theory
11Prandtl, Ludwig — born Feb. 4, 1875, Freising, Ger. died Aug. 15, 1953, Göttingen, W.Ger. German physicist, considered the father of aerodynamics. He taught at the University of Göttingen (1904–53). His 1904 discovery of the boundary layer at the surface of a body …
12FERRARI — ITALY (see also List of Individuals) 1.6.1903 Voghera/I 21.5.1996 Torino/I Carlo Ferrari graduated as a mechanical engineer from Torino Politecnico in 1926. Here there became a Lecturer in aerodynamics in 1929 and in 1932 was appointed associate… …
13Ala en flecha — Esquema de un avión con configuración de ala en flecha. El ala en flecha es una configuración alar común en los aviones de alta velocidad. La forma más común de ala en flecha es con los extremos de éstas dirigidos hacia atrás, en vez de formar un …
14ALLARD — BELGIUM (see also List of Individuals) 24.7.1883 Crespin/F 5.11.1950 Bruxelles/B Emile Allard graduated from Liège University as a mining engineer. Being mad about flying airplanes as a student he founded a company with a friend whose purpose was …
15Tupolev Tu-144 — Tu 144 Aeroflot Tu 144 at the Paris Air Show in 1975 …
16airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …
17F-16 Fighting Falcon — infobox Aircraft name= F 16 Fighting Falcon caption=A USAF F 16 over Iraq after refueling, 2008 type= Multirole fighter national origin = United States manufacturer= General Dynamics Lockheed Martin first flight= 2 February avyear|1974… …
18Airfoil — An airfoil (in American English) or aerofoil (in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller, rotor or turbine) or sail as seen in cross section. An airfoil shaped body moved through a fluid produces a force perpendicular to… …
19Jean-Pierre Petit — (b. 5 April 1937) is a French scientist, senior researcher at National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), now retired. His main working fields are fluid mechanics, kinetic theory of gases, plasma physics, magnetohydrodynamics power generation …
20fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
