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Book about Aviation (not advanced)?
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Unmanned Aircraft System - Why not Helicopters?
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Revolutionary Silent Santa Helicopter Concept
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Is near light speed achievable?
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Drag coefficient for non-static surfaces + diagram
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Lift and Drag formulas on a plane
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Cheapest way to lauch 0,8kg out to space?
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NASA NASA Photos: Global Eruption Rocks the Sun
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Aerospace Company Builds Flying Machine
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Can a Car Generate Lift Like an Airfoil?
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What Software is Best for Aerospace Engineering Design?
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NASA Has NASA Discovered Evidence for Extraterresterial Life?
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Boeing Is the Wing Size of the Boeing 737-700 Calculated Using NACA Airfoil Shape?
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Inertial navigation system using kalman filter
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Developments in turbofan engines
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Help finding Aspect Ratio of model plane/rocket
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Flying Snakes: The Secret to Their Incredible Gliding Abilities
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Mechanical or Aerospace engineering?
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What are some potential research ideas for a 10-week aerospace project?
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What is the best design for a parachute to deploy after a weather balloon pops?
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Total beginner here in need of some book suggestions.
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Why air is compressed in Gas turbine engine ?
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Biplane vs Monoplane: Which has Greater Drag & Why?
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How can I calculate torque from wind for a specific wind turbine design?
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Launch-to-orbit vs. planetary mass question
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Which is the airfoil having highest lift to drag ratio?
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Building a Jet Engine - Step by Step Guide
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Folding "+" or Non-folding "X" Rear Fins?
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Can any one explain how to draw a leading edge circle of an aerofoil.
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What is the formula for calculating convective time using the Reynolds number?
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Mechanical to Aerospace engineering
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Choosing Between Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Degrees
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Flying Wing Aircraft: Hand Launch Climb Necessity?
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Why Did Soviet Aircraft Use Variable Ventral Air Intakes?
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Biggest problem facing the aeronautics industry?
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Velocity field around an airfoil
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Is the Space Hose a Viable Solution for the N-Prize Challenge?
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Caspian Sea Monster vs Conventional Airlift
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A380 engine blow up Grounding News
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What steps need to be taken for successful human colonization of Mars?
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Can Orthosonic Lift Challenge Traditional Theories of Flight?
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NASA Are NASA's Satellite Images Showing UFOs or Natural Phenomena?
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Help understanding basic astronautics?
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Difference b/w Air/Land launched missiles
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Combustion Sustained: Starter Motor Torque/Inertia Selection
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Finding a Custom Sprocket for an Electric Motor Bike
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Buckingham's Pi theorem on Supersonic wave drag
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Orbital Mechanics Specialization
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Virtual Engineering and the future of Aerospace
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Calculating Moment of Inertia for Turbine-Compressor Spool
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Turning an RC Aircraft into a Water Bomber: Ideas & Suggestions
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Mechanical Engineering Major -> Aerospace
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Is Spacecraft Construction in Low Earth Orbit Feasible?
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Is a Mechanical Engineering Degree Enough for Propulsion Research?
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What is purpose and diffrence between FADEC and Electronic ENgine COntrol ?
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