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Tech Information => Technical Discussion => Topic started by: willieworld on October 18, 2008, 04:40:50 PM

Title: aero fun
Post by: willieworld on October 18, 2008, 04:40:50 PM

hello all while waiting for a new post i discovered this site--it might give you something to do while you wait --there are lots of things to do here    http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/foil2.html    willie buchta

                                         http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/bga.html

Title: Re: aero fun
Post by: Bville701 on October 18, 2008, 09:12:09 PM

This a pretty neat web-site to mess around in. Thanks for posting this Willie.

Ryan

Title: Re: aero fun
Post by: RidgeRunner on October 18, 2008, 09:21:27 PM

     Plenty to read and think about now in this winter's forecast, thanks Willie

                   Ed Purinton

Title: Re: aero fun
Post by: panic on October 19, 2008, 11:14:07 AM

I'm a complete idiot at this stuff.
Can anyone point me to a calculator that compares drag by shape and size of fairly small objects (under 1" area), but does not need data I don't have (Reynolds, density, blah)?

Title: Re: aero fun
Post by: 1212FBGS on October 19, 2008, 11:23:07 AM

since it is a NASA site maybe you need to be a rocket scientist to figger it out  :roll:
kent

Title: Re: aero fun
Post by: DSR Bruts on October 26, 2008, 07:17:58 PM

I built my own experimental airplane from scratch (Dragonfly 2-Place....if you go by the St. George, Utah Airport, I sold it to a guy down there who is now flying it)...not a kit, and if you want alot of information from designers and NASA, Oshkosh is the B'ville of experimental airplanes and new aeronautical ideas.  Oshkosh has many forums on aeronautical engineering and design.  Also, NASA gives away CD's of wing design NACA ducts and many other related subjects that could be used at Bville.  My son who co-drives our car is headed for a degree in aeronautical engineering because of Oshkosh.  Willie, thanks for the update!  Great stuff!