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Drag in Aviation – Induced Drag

MyAviationTutor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:06:12 +0000

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...

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Internal Combustion Engine in Aviation

MyAviationTutor — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:03:10 +0000

The normal aspirated engine and propeller, in training aircrafts and in bigger planes its gas turbine engines. This chapter deals with the normal aspirated engines.

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Drag in Aviation – Parasite Drag

MyAviationTutor — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:53:36 +0000

Drag or Total drag is what we have seen in forces acting on an airplane.The total drag are the various drag forces acting on an airplane.Total drag comprises of

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Primary Flight Controls in Aviation

MyAviationTutor — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:03:55 +0000

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

MyAviationTutor — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:39:59 +0000

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

MyAviationTutor — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:32:02 +0000

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

MyAviationTutor — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:08:11 +0000

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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Bernoulli’s Principle in Aviation

MyAviationTutor — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:28:13 +0000

In simple terms he said that in as the velocity of a fluid increases the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases. This very principle is important because have you ever wondered why the aircraft's...

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Newton’s Laws of Motion

MyAviationTutor — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:51:14 +0000

The three laws describe the relationship between forces that act on a body and the actual motion of that body. These laws have been verified by experiments and observation for over two hundred years...

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Structure of The Atmosphere

MyAviationTutor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:04:51 +0000

The Structure of the Atmosphere explained. Which is the first part of understanding the Principles of Flight. Basic terms and the structure of the atmosphere...

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