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Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/stem-content/beginners-guide-to-aerodynamics

Find out how airplanes work. Why does a wing change shape on takeoff and landing? How do jet engines work? Discover the basic math and physics that govern ... February 15, 2023

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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 ... April 15, 2024

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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 ... August 17, 2018

Aeronautics

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Here you can stay informed about NASA's research to improve air travel and make it more sustainable. And if you're interested in how NASA airplanes support the ...

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The Aeronautics of the Space Shuttle - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/the-aeronautics-of-the-space-shuttle

The split-rudder on the orbiter works as a rudder and also as a speed brake (found on most airplanes as a spoiler located on the wing). It does this by ... December 29, 2003

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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 ... April 15, 2024

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NASA’s Tips for Celebrating National Aviation Day 2016

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/nasas-tips-for-celebrating-national-aviation-day-2016

Explore the science, tech, engineering and math of flight. Is your child curious about how things work? Does she or he like to work with tools and build things ... August 15, 2016

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NASA Simulates a Smooth Ride to Stabilize Air Taxis

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-simulates-a-smooth-ride-to-stabilize-air-taxis

Computer simulation of a potential air taxi stabilization system at work. As a wing moves down, due to tipping and rocking triggered by a gust of wind, the ... November 18, 2021

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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 ... May 21, 2014

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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 ... January 8, 2024

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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 ... August 7, 2025

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NASA Tests New Alloy to Fold Wings in Flight

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-tests-new-alloy-to-fold-wings-in-flight

Tests are also expected to take place at Glenn, where engineers are working to scale up the technology flown on PTERA to be used on the wing of an F-18. “We put ... January 19, 2018

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NASA Armstrong Tests Model of Efficient Wing

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/nasa-armstrong-tests-model-of-efficient-wing

Boeing will work with NASA to build, test, and fly a full-scale demonstrator aircraft and validate technologies aimed at dramatically reducing fuel burn and ... April 18, 2023

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New Wing Shape Tested in Wind Tunnel - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/new-wing-shape-tested-in-wind-tunnel

Researchers investigated an aircraft aerodynamic wing scheme based on work from the 1930s that features a literal and metaphorical twist on conventional wing ... September 21, 2015

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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. April 28, 2015

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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. April 28, 2015

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On National Aviation Day, Spread Your Wings!

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/on-national-aviation-day-spread-your-wings

We're also working with the Federal Aviation Administration to provide air traffic controllers with new tools for safely managing the expected growth in air ... August 11, 2015

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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 ... January 16, 2017

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XF-92A Delta-Wing Aircraft - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/xf-92a-delta-wing

... wing. Conferences with Lippisch convinced them that a delta wing would work. The Consolidated-Vultee Model 7002 aircraft was built as a flying mock-up to ... February 28, 2014

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Slimmed Down Aircraft Wing Expected to Reduce Fuel and Emissions by 50% - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/slimmed-down-aircraft-wing-expected-reduce-fuel-emissions-by-50

NASA and Boeing have been working together to design a longer, thinner and lighter wing – so different from typical commercial transport aircraft wings that ... April 4, 2016

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Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics - NASA

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

F/A-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing - NASA

Aeronautics

The Aeronautics of the Space Shuttle - NASA

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

NASA’s Tips for Celebrating National Aviation Day 2016

NASA Simulates a Smooth Ride to Stabilize Air Taxis

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

NASA Armstrong Builds Model Wing to Help Advance Unique Design

NASA Uses Wind Tunnel to Test Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Wing

NASA Tests New Alloy to Fold Wings in Flight

NASA Armstrong Tests Model of Efficient Wing

New Wing Shape Tested in Wind Tunnel - NASA

NASA Successfully Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation

NASA Successfully Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation

On National Aviation Day, Spread Your Wings!