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What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-aerodynamics-grades-5-8

Airplanes' wings are curved on top and flatter on the bottom. ... Aerodynamics is an important part of NASA's work. ... Studying aerodynamics is an important part ...

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NASA, Boeing Test How to Improve Performance of Longer, Narrower Aircraft Wings

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-boeing-test-aircraft-wings

NASA and Boeing are working on designing future airliners that sport longer, thinner aircraft wings that provide a smoother ride while saving fuel.

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How a NASA Engineer Created the Modern Airplane Wing

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/how-a-nasa-engineer-created-the-modern-airplane-wing

For decades, Whitcomb had been working on getting aircraft to move faster and more efficiently. By the time he was 34, he had already won the most prestigious ...

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AD-1 Oblique Wing - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/reference/ad-1

The oblique wing was the brainchild of NASA aeronautical engineer Robert T. Jones, whose analytical and wind tunnel studies at the NASA Ames Research Center ...

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New Aircraft Wing Undergoes Crucial NASA Icing Testing

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/new-aircraft-wing-undergoes-crucial-nasa-icing-testing

But those same wings could be susceptible to ice buildup. NASA researchers are currently working to determine if such an issue exists, and how it could be ...

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NASA Uses Wind Tunnel to Test Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/nasa-uses-wind-tunnel-to-test-advanced-air-mobility-aircraft-wing

The advanced air mobility industry is currently working to produce novel aircraft ranging from air taxis to autonomous cargo drones, and all of those ...

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OpenVSP Wings - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/reference/openvsp-wings

This assumption works very well for relatively small dihedral angles and maintains surfaces as “watertight” for export to solvers or other tools. However ...

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What Is a Helicopter? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-a-helicopter-2-grades-5-8

A helicopter is a type of aircraft that uses rotating, or spinning, wings called blades to fly ... How Does A Helicopter Work? What Can A Helicopter ... wing; this ...

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NASA Successfully Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-successfully-tests-shape-changing-wing-for-next-generation-aviation

NASA researchers, working in concert with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys Inc., of Ann Arbor, Michigan, successfully completed initial.

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NASA Successfully Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-successfully-tests-shape-changing-wing-for-next-generation-aviation-2

NASA researchers, working in concert with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys Inc., of Ann Arbor, Michigan, successfully completed initial.

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What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades K-4) - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-aerodynamics-grades-k-4

Aerodynamics is the way air moves around things. The rules of aerodynamics explain how an airplane is able to fly. Anything that moves through air reacts to ...

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F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/reference/active-aeroelastic-wing

... Works, researched a high-tech adaptation of the Wright Brothers rudimentary “wing-warping” approach to aircraft flight control in the Active Aeroelastic Wing ...

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'Thinking Obliquely' Tells Story of NASA's Scissors Wing Airplane

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/thinking-obliquely-tells-story-of-nasas-scissors-wing-airplane

... wings would work best for aircraft flying at slower speeds, while swept back wings would be more ideal at faster speeds. “Had it not been for the brilliant ...

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NASA Armstrong Builds Model Wing to Help Advance Unique Design

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/nasa-armstrong-builds-model-wing-to-help-advance-unique-design

German Escobar works on milling the strut frame assembly for a 10-foot model of the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in ...

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Metal with Memory Shaping the Future of Aviation

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/metal-with-memory-shaping-the-future-of-aviation

“It will allow us to better understand how SMA will work in a real wing at different loads and operating conditions.” To do this, NASA Armstrong removed a wing ...

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NASA Langley 100: 100 Years of Crafting Flight

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/nasalangley100-100-years-of-crafting-flight

How about a pair of scissors? What about manta rays? Maybe two cylinders fused together? Could airplanes with 12 propellers on each wing work? Throughout its ...

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NASA, Boeing, Consider New Thin-Wing Aircraft Research Focus

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-boeing-new-thin-wing-aircraft

Work on the X-66 flight demonstrator – which currently incorporates a more complex transonic truss braced wing concept that uses the same thin wing technology ...

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Teamwork Makes the Wings Work - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/orion/teamwork-makes-the-wings-work

Teams from NASA, Lockheed Martin, the European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defence, and Airbus Netherlands have completed the meticulous installation of.

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NASA Successfully Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-successfully-tests-shape-changing-wing-for-next-generation-aviation

NASA researchers, working in concert with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys Inc., of Ann Arbor, Michigan, successfully completed initial.

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Ideas for Celebrating National Aviation Day - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/spread-your-wings-on-national-aviation-day

Research pilot Greg Slover “spreads his wings” at NASA's Langley Research Center. On August 19, tag your posts with #SpreadYourWings or #NationalAviationDay.

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What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

NASA, Boeing Test How to Improve Performance of Longer, Narrower Aircraft Wings

How a NASA Engineer Created the Modern Airplane Wing

AD-1 Oblique Wing - NASA

New Aircraft Wing Undergoes Crucial NASA Icing Testing

NASA Uses Wind Tunnel to Test Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing

OpenVSP Wings - NASA

What Is a Helicopter? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

NASA Successfully Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation

NASA Successfully Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation

What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades K-4) - NASA

F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing - NASA

'Thinking Obliquely' Tells Story of NASA's Scissors Wing Airplane

NASA Armstrong Builds Model Wing to Help Advance Unique Design

Metal with Memory Shaping the Future of Aviation