Simple Aerodynamics

Aircraft Wings: How Flaps Work

Aircraft Wings: How Flaps Work

Here is an article to demystify the aerodynamics of flaps on an airplane These Project Air articles about Simple Aerodynamics break down the basic parts of aerodynamics that you need for...

Aircraft Wings: How Flaps Work

Here is an article to demystify the aerodynamics of flaps on an airplane These Project Air articles about Simple Aerodynamics break down the basic parts of aerodynamics that you need for...

RC Aircraft Simple Aerodynamics: Wings

RC Aircraft Simple Aerodynamics: Wings

Understanding the basics of aerodynamic theory can be incredibly helpful when designing your own aircraft. Even if you only fly RC airplanes and don't build them, knowing these principles can...

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RC Aircraft Simple Aerodynamics: Wings

Understanding the basics of aerodynamic theory can be incredibly helpful when designing your own aircraft. Even if you only fly RC airplanes and don't build them, knowing these principles can...

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How to Find the Center of Gravity of an RC Plane

How to Find the Center of Gravity of an RC Plane

As of the most flight critical aspects of RC planes, you’ve just got to get the CG right. In the RC hobby, understanding the center of gravity (CG) is simpler...

How to Find the Center of Gravity of an RC Plane

As of the most flight critical aspects of RC planes, you’ve just got to get the CG right. In the RC hobby, understanding the center of gravity (CG) is simpler...

How Magnus Effect Planes Work

How Magnus Effect Planes Work

How on earth to rotational spinning wings keep an airplane in flight? The Magnus effect is an incredible thing - and it has kept aerospace engineers wondering whether they can...

How Magnus Effect Planes Work

How on earth to rotational spinning wings keep an airplane in flight? The Magnus effect is an incredible thing - and it has kept aerospace engineers wondering whether they can...

RC Aircraft Motor Torque, Prop Wash and P-Factor

RC Aircraft Motor Torque, Prop Wash and P-Factor

What's with all of these confusing terms? And why does my plane keep turning left!? Certain aspects of model aircraft building tend to elude pilots for years (and I'm no...

RC Aircraft Motor Torque, Prop Wash and P-Factor

What's with all of these confusing terms? And why does my plane keep turning left!? Certain aspects of model aircraft building tend to elude pilots for years (and I'm no...