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Aerodynamics is the study of how air moves and interacts with solid objects. It is an essential part of aircraft design.

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Is it possible to have an angle of incidence for a vertical stabilizer?

I'm no expert, but Wikipedia helps. The angle of incidence is the angle between the chord line and a reference line on the fuselage. [source] Since the vertical stabiliser is on a different geometric …
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What are typical values of the lift-to-drag ratio for normal small aircraft?

Hi I am trying to do a rough estimation of forces acting on an aircraft wing and would like to know what kind of lift to drag ratio is normal. The exact profile hasn't been chosen yet, but the aircraf …
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