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Pressure drag and the Reynolds number
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Where Are Starship's RCS Thrusters Located?
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Calculate lift from pressure distribution
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Lucy spacecraft and James Webb space telescope
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Clarifications about the aerodynamic centre of an airfoil
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Simulate mach reflection with mach stem generation using Ansys Fluent
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The 835kph Sailplane and Dynamic Soaring
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Can the Genesis Project really seed the galaxy with robots?
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Can Electron Rockets Revolutionize Interstellar Travel?
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Atypical demonstration of ground effect
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Turbulence and why eddy breakups take place?
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Iconic first in flight (Ingenuity helicopter on Mars)
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When did aircraft begin using systematic glide paths?
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Chaotic ISS attitude after Nauka misfires thrusters (resolved)
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Would an ICE powered Hall thrusters be efficient?
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Is a Continuous Mars-Earth Transporter Using Gravity Assist Viable?
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Why is Projected Area constant when varying AoA?
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The vacuum optimized Raptor: No attempt at an expander-bleed cycle
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Single main rotor helicopter
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Laser Propulsion in space -- please see the attached diagram....
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Probe to the Ocean of Enceladus
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Help With Understanding Thrust Calculations (rifle muzzle brake)
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Build Domed Cities on Mars - Air, Oxygen & Nitrogen Solutions
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Gathering Ice on Mars for Paraterraforming
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MQ-25 T1 Mid-Air Refueling Drone -- First Flight
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NASA NASA - Venus Technology Plan (DRAFT) December, 2018
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Need help on model HHO propulsion systems
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What were the early design concepts for the Apollo program?
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Frequency of boundary layer instability
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What are typical Pressures in a test section of a shock tunnel?
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SpaceX Starship tests: SN15 flight early May
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Around which point does an aircraft rotate during the landing flare?
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Cause-effect relation between pressure & velocity
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Calculating Rate of Climb from T/W, L/D and Velocity
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NASA My rough idea on a near light drive
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NASA Is the EmDrive still considered a verboten topic in space exploration?
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Catastrophic engine failure on Flight UA328
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Inspiration4: Raffle for a trip to space (US only)
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Hydrogen in the Aviation Industry -- Survey
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Project Loon, Stratospheric balloon
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NASA What did Apollo CM use helium for?
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#dearMoon: Flight around the Moon accepts applications
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Active burn control by using microwaves to control the detonation of the engine
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Can Fusion Thrusters Revolutionize Space Travel?
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Would He3 make fusion easier? :- Can a fusion rocket launch from Moon?
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Propeller with bell lift distribution has best thrust/power ratio?
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Propeller blade lift distribution for best thrust/power ratio?
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F-104 Starfighter Flight Envelope (contains envelope page image)
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How to Make a Vertical Stabilizer for a Model Space Shuttle Discovery
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Solving Chemical Equilibrium Concentrations Within a Rocket Nozzle
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Turboprop engine propeller efficiency data
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The Unwise Idea of Wooden Satellites
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Derivation of the Euler equation for a streamline
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Typical surface roughness heights for aircraft surfaces
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Can a Wing in Ground Effect Racer Be Built for Under $1000 USD?
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Is it possible to put multiple accelerator grids in an ion engine?
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Engineering Paradox: Weight & Thrust/Weight
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What is the method for calculating the angle Θu in compressible flow?
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Ship thrust required to move out of the plane of our solar system
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Need help with this lift-line theory application
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Artifical gravity on spaceships
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How tyrannical is the rocket equation for a human RT to Mars?
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Aevum Ravn X, a fully autonomous orbital rocket launching drone
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NASA Countdown to Launch: Artemis I Booster Preparations and Orion Challenges
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Retrieve a MIG-15: Royal Navy Mission in Korea 1952
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How do we maintain the RPM of turbo pumps in liquid rocket engines?
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Piston Engine versus Jet Engine Power
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Understanding High Thrust of Vacuum Rocket Engines
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Spacecraft - Interplanetary Designs
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Expert Distance Assistance: Get Help with Calculating Distances Today!
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Momentum Thrust of an Over-Expanded Rocket Nozzle
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What Is the Optimal Twist for 3D Printed Micro Wind Turbine Blades?
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Space inhabited non-stop for 20 years
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Measuring Parameters for a Hybrid Rocket Injector Assembly
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German contributions to aviation
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How are other countries notified about rocket launches?
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Lifting with Air: A Compact Board for the Future
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Study about high frequency mosquito flight
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Insights Introduction to Pitot-Static Systems in Gliders
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Quaternions and Direction Cosine Matrix changing in time
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2D vs 3D Method of Characteristics for Rocket Nozzle Design
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Drag on a Supersonic Baseball (from SmarterEveryDay)
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Does the title "Masters of Aerospace Engineering" exist?
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Celera 500L -- A much more efficient private aircraft
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How to set the Magdeberg hemispheres in motion (propulsion)?
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Wall to wall airfoil in a wind tunnel
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Lift, Drag, Magnus, Bernoulli, Tennis ball fuzz, etc.
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Domed Cities on Mars: Life, Temperature & Light
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Why don't airplanes explode due to pressure difference?
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