STS-107 Columbia Tragedy: Were There Options?
Space shuttle Columbia was damaged reportedly right after take-off and destroyed at re-entry. Could Columbia have been saved? How do craft today compare?
Feb 9, 2012
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Catherine E Whitehead
Understanding an Aircraft Stall
How does an aircraft stall? Understanding the airflow patterns around a wing is the key. A step by step analysis of how an airplane wing stalls.
Oct 17, 2011
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Junaid Ali
The Take-off Swing of a Cessna 172
The propeller slipstream and the propeller torque reaction impose a nose yaw tendency to the left, an effect commonly experienced by all Cessna 172 pilots.
Oct 14, 2011
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Junaid Ali
Limiting Wingtip Vortices - Aircraft Wing Modifications
Design modifications to the aircraft wing in the form of winglets, in-built washout, wingtip tanks, tapered wings, wing fences, etc limit wingtip vortices.
Oct 14, 2011
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Junaid Ali
Induced Drag and Wingtip Vortices in Flight
Deadly pockets of rotating, invisible and turbulent air are a serious threat to aircraft flying in their vicinity. Wingtip vortices must be taken seriously.
Oct 13, 2011
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Junaid Ali
