The Spirit of St. Louis: The Man, The Machine-The Legacy
Robert W. Mellette
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Give FeedbackBASIC AERODYNAMIC PRINCIPLES
This curriculum unit is not intended to be an encyclopedic treatment of the broad subject of aerodynamics. It is designed to be a starting point from which the teacher can build onto or branch out from. In even a cursory study of aerodynamics, four fundamental forces must be defined and understood. The four fundamental forces involved in flight are THRUST, LIFT, DRAG, and WEIGHT. It is instructive to study each of these forces in detail. The study of these forces will undoubtedly lead to further discussions about Newtons’ Laws of Motion, the differences between WEIGHT and MASS, along with a myriad of other questions. The bibliography offers suggestions for locating support materials.