Aerospace/Aviation

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2009-11-06 Aeronautical Engineering - rockets?:

Jane Newton showed that the rocket thrust can be equated to its mass times acceleration, or more accurately to the time rate of change of momentum. A basic physics book can explain that in detail.

2009-11-05 Aerospace/Aviation - Career in Aviation:

Hello, Thanks for your question. Let me preface my answer by saying that I have not been in aviation for that long (it's been 5 years since I graduated from college myself#. The way I got into my present

2009-11-05 Aeronautical Engineering - Gas pressurized vessel:

Russell Assuming ambient temperature, the ideal gas laws indicate that your vessel would contain 0.27 lb of air and would expand to about 6115 in^3 at atmospheric pressure. But the velocity and time

2009-11-04 Aeronautical Engineering - Aeroplane/ rocket lift:

Soumen You need to study physics as it pertains to Newton's laws. The rocket get thrust in space by expelling high velocity gases out the nozzle. Newton explains how that creates a reaction force and

2009-11-02 Aeronautical Engineering - Aeroplane/ rocket lift:

Soumen The devil is in the details. But essentially, a wing with the proper shape, angle of attack, and airspeed will develop surface pressures that when integrated equal lift that counters the weight