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Thrust to Power Ratios for Modern Propulsion Systems
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Math formulas for sub-orbital flight
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Which is profitable either long haul or short haul?
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Multiple Shock reflection problem
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Aircraft Propeller Balancing Discussion
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Aspiring to build working scale models
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The Principle of the Helicopter
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How Can You Build a Replica of Hero's Engine for Jet Propulsion Study?
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Boeing IranAir Boeing 727 lands with stuck nose gear
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How Do You Calculate Static Pressure on Hypersonic Vehicles?
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Calculating aircraft fuel consumption
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How can I calculate the displacement thickness of a turbulent boundary layer?
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2D-panelmethod, extend to lifting bodies?
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Opinions on a Hypersonic Tunnel based Transportation System
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What Is the Maximum Propeller Diameter for a 1800 Shp Engine at 2000 RPM?
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NASA Do NASA's interplanetary missions require Einsteinian corrections?
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Should We Buy or Rent a Wind Tunnel for Polymer Coating Testing?
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Hybrid pulse-jet/rocket motor for space application
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Can a Boeing 767 maintain its speed while descending from high altitude?
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Creating a Drag Shield for a free fall object
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X Prize Clean Aviation: $10 million
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What are the different methods for calculating satellite altitude?
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Eligibility for MS Aerospace Engineering.
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Aircraft Impact Damage on Movable Concrete Block vs. Non-movable Concrete Block
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Building a Parachute with Military Nylon
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Leading Edge Slats on Hang Gliders?
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Ideas for a lecture in new technologies in aircraft structure
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Estimation of angle of attack / sideslip from flight test data
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Aerospace Projects: Ideas for Third-Year Aircraft Engineering Student
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Programs with MS in astro/aero via web
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Masters in aerospace engineering
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NASA What are the odds of getting hit by debris from the UARS satellite?
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Turbulent shear layer what is it and its aeroacoustic properties
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How Far Can Spacecraft Travel in the Unknown Universe?
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Your favorite feats of engineering
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What are some project ideas for a third year aircraft engineering student?
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Swept wings, Mcr and Span-wise flow
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Need help find the speed at a point on the wing
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Gas Turbine Data: Find Pressure, Temp & Efficiency Info
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How to derive the space state form of this system?
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Troubleshooting Kalman Filtering for INS/GPS Integration
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Noise generated from turbulent shear flow
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Boundary conditions for buckling of column
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Calculating Air Pressure, Velocity at Venturi Tube Inlet/Throat/Outlet
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Stall Speed vs. Weight and Altitude
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NASA ET article not affiliated with NASA
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Discover the Formula for Calculating Static Thrust and RPM Ratio
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Question for Aerodyamicist on Vertical Stabilizer Icing
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How Is Static Thrust Calculated for Quad Rotor UAVs?
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Aerospace Engineer or Mechanical Engineer?
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Rotor vs Propeller: Know the Difference
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What Are Innovative Research Topics in Aerospace Engineering for Undergraduates?
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Is a Rocket-Propelled Shell with Solid State Fuel and Compressed Oxygen Viable?
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Weapons Developer w/ Aerospace Engineering Degree
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Trying to decipher transient flow results
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How fast can we truly ever hope to make a spacecraft?
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Does this biomimesis use the organism as an actual model or just inspiration?
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A different approach towards Thrust Engines
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Power calculations for Hovering
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Is China's New Aircraft Carrier Design Real or Just a Virtual Concept?
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Newtons third law regarding spacecraft engines
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How is the lift formula in aerodynamics derived?
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Understanding Drag and Coefficient of Drag (Cd) in Aero Engineering
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Unsteady flow code - Problem with space loop
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Where to start? Modeling a UAV Control System in Simulink
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NASA A Weekend with Chris McKay: NASA Scientist
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Career path in aerospace engineering.
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Can a Sterling Engine Generate Electricity in the Extreme Temperatures of Space?
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Aileron-Air crafts/Rockets control theory
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Small Liquid Rocket Engines for Sale | Glow Fuel Propellant
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Small Pressurized Container up to 100,000ft
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In Atmosphere Ion Drive(Assess Viability For Spacecraft)
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How does the launch altitude alter the range of a missile?
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Next big thing in the aviation iddustry
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Can Graphene Be Effectively Used in Solar Sails?
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Carbon Nano Tube Pipeline to Space: A Revolutionary Idea
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Lunar Rover Equipped with HD Video Camera
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Space Shuttle MKII (Design Discussion)
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Paying money for rocket designing request.
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Aerospace Engineering vs. Mechanical Engineering
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Do Aerospace Engineers Work with Physicists?
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What is the precise definition of yaw?
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NASA Nautilus-X - NASA's Multi-mission Space Exploration Vehicle Concept
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Some questions about a VTOL UAV design
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Airfoil characteristics for NACA 65-210
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Cfd/aerodynamics 4th yr project help
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How Far Can My Model Rocket Reach in Space?
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Difference b/w Retrorockets & Vernier thrusters
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Levitation using microwave-induced plasmas
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NASA Benefit to Mankind - NASA 30yrs in Space
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NASA Did You Know Today Is NASA’s Last Shuttle Launch?
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What Is the Best Software for Designing Military and Commercial Aircraft?
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