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How do airplane designers use wind as a factor in their design?
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How do aircraft designers determine the correct shape for a wing?
They test it in the wind tunnel. If the design fails to pass the test they make an another design. By testing and testing they come up with the design at last.AnswerEngineers begin a wing design by identifying the purpose of the airplane and the speeds and weights that it will operate. An airplane that will fly slow may have a thick wing or a long & tapered wing. A fighter aircraft that will fly supersonic will have a thin wing and short and stubby. Then they adjust the shape of the wing to obtain the Lift and Drag and airflow that is needed for the design.
What is the purpose of a wind tunnel?
A wind tunnel is used to simulate air flow over a model of an airplane or a wing section so it can be studied. The model can be instrumented to measure the lift and drag and other parameters for study. The wind tunnel can produce air flow at the desired speed and condition. Engineers may use a wind tunnel to study and design a wing shape. The Wright Brothers developed the first wind tunnel to design the shape of the wing for their airplane. Wind tunnels can be used to study interference between parts of the aircraft or between an airplane and a bomb as it drops away. There are different types of wind tunnels: low speed wind tunnels, supersonic wind tunnels and hyper-sonic wind tunnels.
What effect does wind have on the flight of paper airplanes?
The wind can push the airplane in all driecrions which causes the airplane to go crazy.
How might a scientist use a model to test a new airplane design?
Engineers put very accurate models of new airplanes in wind tunnels to see how aerodynamic they are.
Why are wing and airplane designs tested in a wind tunnel?
Wind tunnels move air around an object making it react as though it was moving itself. It lets the design team know what changes can be made to increase the effectiveness of their design. Not only is it used for aircraft, it's also used for trains, automobiles and the like.
How does a wing help an airplane fly?
The wind pushes the airplane helping it to stay in the air and fly.
An airplane flies 500 miles with the wind and 340 miles against the wind in the same length of timeIf the speed of the wind is 40 what is the speed of the airplane in still air?
Air speed or ground speed?
Does an airplane take off and land with the wind?
No. An aircraft takes off and lands into the wind. (Or as close as possible to directly into the wind).
What powered the wright brother s first airplane?
The Wright brothers first airplane was a glider, -wind powered.
What propels an airplane or ship?
A ship is propelled by wind or a propeller, and an airplane is propelled by a jet engine, propeller or turboprop.
How do you make a paper airplane go farther?
throw it in the wind
When is the right time to fly a paper airplane?
at night when there is wind
