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I'm looking for some cold propulsion possibilities

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Why can't an aircraft maneuver like a bird?

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Calculating Drag on a Weather Balloon at 4m/s

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Books on Experimental Methods, Instruments, and Measurements

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Modelling drag force of big spheres in air.

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Can Weather Balloons Launch Rockets?

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Flow Separation of Airfoil in terms of Reynolds Number

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Simulating rocket launches using excel

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Sensor for Relative Satellite Motion

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Can the Leading-Edge Radius of an Airfoil be Determined from X Y Coordinates?

  • RandomGuy88
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Use of Vortex Lattice Method in Transonic Applications

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My first Space X Launch Experience

  • Pkruse
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Power requirements for a 12×12 inch wind tunnel at 25 m/s

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Stress - Cross-sectional and Inclined planes

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Directed differential vortex length vector in lifting line method

  • Dmalyuta
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Solar System Rocket Trajectories Simulator

  • Albertgauss
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Gears vs. sprockets. What should I use?

  • MachX
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Afrotc Pilot slot. Aerospace vs Mechanical Engineering

  • elu22
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Confusion with units for Power Required Formula

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Determining Aspect Ratios for a model glider

  • larsend
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Best propellant for space shuttle?

  • CognitiveNet
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Rotor RPM and blade size needed to lift 90 kg helicopter

  • tovolt
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US Air Force Hypersonic Test Fails

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Finding The Hidden Inviscid Approximation In The General Thrust Equation

  • Compressible
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Turbofan fluid mechanic and thermodynamic calculations

  • sgtusmc
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Does gre verbal matter for aerospace?

  • member 428835
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What Causes the Unusual Synchrotron Emission in Planck's Galactic Haze?

  • TrickyDicky
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Frame for lighter-than-air aircraft.

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What Are the Best Sources for Planetary Rover Payload Information?

  • sanketdy
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The Mathematics of Airfoil Design

  • dydxforsn
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How Does Plasma Technology Impact Aerospace Engineering?

  • member 428835
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Solving for shock wave angle using Mach and deflection angle

  • twmggc
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How do space shuttles reach escape velocity?

  • DLHill
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Human-powered helicopter design project

  • jzvonek
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What is Kerbal Space Program game all about?

  • FlexGunship
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Independent aerospace research and AIAA DBF for grad school applications

  • physics_nomad
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Designing a primitive 'Curiosity'

  • Devilmaycri
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NASA NASA Curiosity Rover Mars entry parachute deceleration question

  • Brynjolf
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The appropriate way of creating Campbell Diagram

  • JimLin
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Why does gas turbine efficiency increase with size?

  • Charles123
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Can dimpled fuselages reduce drag on aircraft?

  • claytonh4
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Calculating Time of Freefalling Sphere w/Drag and Varying Air Density

  • ARROW 3
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Why Are Wing Mounted Engines Positioned Close to the Fuselage?

  • claytonh4
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Plasma-Based Chamber: Potential for Space Propulsion

  • talieseen
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NASA NASA picks another Mars flight to explore its core

  • Alesak
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Propulsion system used in Space probes?

  • Arul Sivan
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NASA Who's staying awake to watch NASA's coverage of the Curiosity landing?

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Flow over a feathered propeller

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NASA Can a Documentary Inspire Change in NASA's Budget Neglect?

  • lptaylor
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Wing and wind turbine blade aerodynamic center?

  • mezah
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Can a Vacuum-based Buoyancy System Outperform Traditional Helium Balloons?

  • CHollman82
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Choosing an aerospace engineering university for graduate studies

  • Klypso
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What kind of engine do I need to build a flying board ?

  • eduardojgg91
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Which Is Faster: A 2000 HP Car or a 500 HP Enclosed Motorcycle?

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Radius of Gyration: Physical Significance

  • rmrramani
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Copenhagen Suborbitals to perform double sea launch of SMARAGD Friday at 08 UTC

  • Filip Larsen
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Can I move from aerospace engineering PhD to astrophysics postdoc?

  • MagnetoBLI
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Calculating Reynolds number in wind tunnel

  • mostafagemy
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Turbine Engine Questions: Squealer Tips & Classified Weights?

  • PA32
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What areas of aerospace can I explore with my background in math and physics?

  • member 428835
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Aerospace Engineering Space Systems Design Careers?

  • mousemouse123
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Why Use Cooling Air in Gas Turbines Instead of Lowering Fuel/Air Ratios?

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Intermeshing rotor helicopters/synchropters hard to fly?

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Multi-dimensional maximization method

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How Can We Design the Most Efficient Micro-Wind Turbine Propeller?

  • edgar360
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Quadcopter without propeller (with hidden propeller)

  • white_fang
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Suitable mechanism for changing the angle of attack of an airfoil

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Payload dimension comparison between launch vehicles?

  • Shraa
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JP Aerospace Airship to Orbit project

  • ANarwhal
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Why does the Space Shuttle's acceleration increase during ascent?

  • clancy688
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What is the current state and future direction of Aircraft Systems Engineering?

  • viscousflow
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NASA Does SpaceX represent a new direction for NASA?

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Model Rocket Blast off @ 100,000'

  • erock
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Temperature due to radiation in lower Thermosphere

  • bradyle
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Galactic Navigation System (GNS)

  • Just-Me
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Efficient Rocket Fuel Ejection Using Angular Momentum

  • snackbardan
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Does anyone understand the Raymer neutral point formula?

  • natejensen
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NASA A gift to NASA from the National Reconnaissance Office

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Subjects needed in High School for Aerospace Engineering

  • Jackal97
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NACA 0012 lift and drag coefficient.

  • maomao39
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Is Amateur Rocketry in Orbit Possible?

  • ANarwhal
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Experience studying CFD and combustion in graduate school

  • Aero51
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Feasibility of powered model aircraft using compressed air

  • ptllogic
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Finding second moment of area using Euler's theory?

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Looking to settle a dispute with my boss about fillet/corner/bend radii

  • brr407
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How do I become a Aerospace engineer?

  • iwannaworkfor
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SpaceX SpaceX Makes History As First Company to Dock a Spacecraft At ISS

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Looks like we've got a Dragon by the tail

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Live! Witness TM65 Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Testing

  • Filip Larsen
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Negative drag on an aerofoil possible?

  • Jez006
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Lift of a Rotating Cylinder in Inviscid Flow

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Changing the orbit of a satellite, minimum rocket burns.

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What is the physics behind magnetorquers and reaction wheels?

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