Aeronautics Definition and 26 Threads

How does varying thickness of rim width of frisbee affect the aerodynamics of the frisbee range and gyroscopic precession while keeping the angle of attack, mass of frisbees and the velocity constant? please help me in the quantitative aspect which way I can explore and what I should do? please...

Brand new to this forum, this is literally my first post. I shan’t bore you with a long winded chunk of text. (I’m not that interesting anyway!) I have no schooling or background in engineering of any discipline. I’m here purely to expand my knowledge base, get advice and hopefully make some...

Hi, I need some help, I want to do a presentation of the Dehavilland Comet crash due to metal fatigue and want explain what caused this with a Paris law equation. So I watched this video: https://shorturl.at/xlUp4 The goal is to find the number of cycles that the fuselage went through during its...

If this is on the wrong forum, apologies. This is for a science fiction story, but presumably the physics won't change. It is specifically the aeronautics behavior I'm interested in. Executive summary: could a sufficiently-large parasailing vehicle be designed to lift its tow vehicle out of the...

Good afternoon everyone My name is Bryant, I am a recent graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, recent graduated of an M.S. in Aeronautics specializing in Space Operations since May of 2023 and but been having a difficult time of going for the Aerospace Industry. I have tried...

Hi everyone, I am currently doing my Computer Science A-Level project and I'm thinking of simulating a wind tunnel but I am also having a really hard time figuring out how to start. I am programming it in Visual Basic (XNA) and using Blender for models. Could anyone guide me in the right...

Hello astronomers and physicists! My name is Ahmad. I'm Lebanese studying in Dubai, majoring in aeronautical engineering. I'm usually very curious about everything concerning physics, and not only aeronautics. So expect questions concerning various areas of physics. I'm also sometimes Mr...

Hey, I'm going to be studying Science and Engineering with my college soon. I like the idea of progressing in Aeronautics after the course. I also want to make sure I'm prepared for the course. Does anyone know any good resources to learn about aeronautics. I'm mostly interested in surveillance...

Hey everyone. I'm a student of Mechanical Engineering right now and even if I'm still a few years ahead to choose a field to major in, I like to have something in mind to focus on. First of all, I really appreciate the aerospace field. Airplanes and spacecraft were my main motivation in...

Hi everyone! I'm at the end of the second semester in an mechanical engineering undergraduate course. I love spacecraft s, rocketry, aircraft and all that aerospace stuff, so I'm decided that, so long I finish my undergraduate, I'm going to pursue a major in aerospace (maybe something related...

Hey guys!, this is my final year aeronautical engineering project that me and my group are going to work on! we have this concept of producing a roll in an uav/RC aircraft by reducing the area of the wing on one side while keeping the other side area constant or increasing it(gradually) and...

Hi, I'm planning to apply for the Aeronautical Engineering course of Imperial College London for 2017 entry, and I'm starting to realize that the next 2 years is going to be very hard for me, because it's not very easy to get an offer from Imperial. I'll have to work a lot and not just in...

I want to start studying aerodynamics. To get me started, what are the basic terms that I need to know?

Homework Statement For monoplane of Clark Y wing, 36-feet by 6-feet, with 3.8 sq ft. equivalent flat plate area, what should be the airspeed for minimum Horsepower when fuel has been burned so that the total weight is 1800 lb? Homework Equations Wing Area = 36 x 6 = 216 Weight = Lift Weight =...

Hi, can you help me understand this? "the tapered wing having a 6-ft. chord at the root, the leading and trailing edges being tangent to a circle of 2-ft. radius at the tip, and the fuselage being 3 ft. wide." What should the diagram looked like? 2 circles, 1 with 2 ft radius, and 3 ft in...

Hello, I'm very interested in aeronautics and I want to learn it as a hobby (maybe I'll even make RC planes) but I really don't know where to start from So if anyone could guide me and tell me where to start from that would be much appreciated Thanks in advance

In the end of September I will be starting my MSc in Aeronautics and since my laptop has stopped working, I will be needing a new one. Is there a laptop that most suits my specific course? Or engineering in general? I had a laptop in mind because it looked pretty good at first sight, but I...

I'm planning on going to USA in school. If I take BSc in Mathematics is it possible for me to go to Aerospace engineering as major or Mechanical? I have searched many schools and some of them teach Mechanical as BSc. But if I will not get into school that teaches Mechanical engineering can I...

If i do my bachelors in Aeronautics from China(nanjing university of aeronautics and astronautics). Will it be recognised in the US, if i plan to do my masters later on from the US? * This university's grading system is different from that of the US, no CGPA. It has some other scoring...

Hey all, I need to write a paper on what I think is the biggest problem facing the aeronautics industry in the future. So I suppose this is technically homework but I think it fits better here and could make an interesting discussion. Anyway, I have a couple of thoughts already but I'd like to...

What Career Options do I Have in Aeronautics (not Astronautics)!?? Its a frank question, I need answers. I'm going to have an interview very soon in which I'll have to answer about my ambitions, my career, where I plan to study...everything. I plan on going into aeronautics for sure...

Simply, what is the future of aviation? I have wanted to become an aircraft engineer for a long time now. But since fuel prices are going up, global warming knocks on the door, and due to the current state of the economy in the world, there will hardly be any job opportunities in this field. I...

Hi everyone, I'm studying for an MSc in physics at the moment, in the UK and I have two more years to run on the course. However, I don't want to stay in physics when I graduate, and I'm thinking of trying to work in aeronautics. How easy is it to move from physics to aeronautics? If I...

I am in my first year of ME. I want to know If I can do masters in aeronautics after my Bachelors? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Abdullah

hi, long time since i visited Physicsforums.com. I am stuck with a very important and basic problem. I am going to enter college and i must decide my couse. I like both Aeronautics and ECE. I want to end up somewhere in NASA, ISRO, space research organisation or something in the forefront...

Having just watched a video of the flight into the upper atmosphere of his new plane launched rocket, one has to wonder if he will be able to pass his design instincts and flair to others? Or are his abilities unique so die with him(whenever that may be)? Is this like the Cray supercomputer...