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How large do wings have to be to create lift?
For an aircraft to get off the ground, lift needs to be higher than the weight of the aircraft.
The equation for calculating the lift is
$L = C_L \frac{\rho v^2}{2}A$
which shows you that lift does ...
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How large do wings have to be to create lift?
Technically, every surface that moves in a fluid creates lift. Lift is a force, and is just the result of all the aerodynamic forces created by individual fluid molecules hitting and bouncing off of a ...
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Can an airplane propeller become supersonic?
Yes, you can figure that out yourself with simple math. The circumference of a circle is 2 Pi r, and let's say the speed of sound is 343 meters / second -- it depends on a few parameters, but 343 m / ...
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Can an airplane propeller become supersonic?
Yes. A former supervisor was an antiaircraft missile supervisor. He reported that TU-95 bombers were easy to spot because of the distinct signature of the supersonic speed of the propeller tips.
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