How Do Delta Wings Enhance Supersonic Flight?

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The discussion focuses on promoting Aerospace Engineering at a science fair through a project visualizing vortices using food coloring and water currents. The main emphasis is on delta wings, particularly their performance at supersonic speeds, while aiming to engage middle and high school students. Suggestions include using visually appealing images and videos to capture attention, as well as incorporating simple yet impactful terminology like "vortex" and "pressure gradient." The project involves demonstrating how vortices form around a fixed delta wing model, which is expected to intrigue the audience. Overall, the goal is to effectively communicate the advantages of delta wings in a way that resonates with younger students.
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Im going to a science fair to promote Aerospace Engineering. Me and my team are doing a project that helps visualize vortices (throught food coloring and water currents. . .pretty usual)
the main point is to talk about delta wings.
Im going to specify in delta wings at super sonic speeds and was just wondering if you guys could help me like. . .find "amazing" words (that arent too complex) or things that like are super attention getters. . .this is going to be mostly for middle/high school students although some college students may attend.

I don't want to mention too hard concepts, just going to say a little about how delta wings are better at handling supersonic speeds and stuff. . .
 
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You want to get middle/high schoolers' attention? Use pictures. Lots of pictures. If you have movies, that is even better.
 
boneh3ad said:
You want to get middle/high schoolers' attention? Use pictures. Lots of pictures. If you have movies, that is even better.


well I am doing that experiment that runs water and we have a fixed delta wing model and we have food coloring that comes out from the tip and you can clearly see the vertices formed in the top. . .it looks pretty cool. I am hoping that would get their attention but I want words as well. . .and I've been coming up with stuff that is more related to supersonic flight not necessarily with delta wings =,=
 
I guess I don't know what you are looking for then. Just words to put on display that look cool? There aren't a ton of those relating to delta wings unless you think things like "vortex" and "pressure gradient" and "cross flow" are eye-catching. Other than that, I would say stick to the supersonic theme.
 
Due to the constant never ending supply of "cool stuff" happening in Aerospace these days I'm creating this thread to consolidate posts every time something new comes along. Please feel free to add random information if its relevant. So to start things off here is the SpaceX Dragon launch coming up shortly, I'll be following up afterwards to see how it all goes. :smile: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/
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