Network profile

enbin

Reputation

323

Top tag

lift

Next privilege

500 Rep.

Access review queues

Badges

Newest

Yearling

Next badge

0/1

Impact

1 post edited

0 helpful flags

28 votes cast

18 Bookmarks

Votes Activity Newest Views Added

votes

answers

views

Is excess lift or excess power needed for a climb?

Nov 9 at 10:07 Robert DiGiovanni 9,498

votes

answers

668

views

'Gravitational' power vs. engine power

aerodynamics aircraft-physics flight-dynamics flight-mechanics

Oct 26 at 16:19 quiet flyer 12.5k

votes

answers

361

views

The wing has a pressure gradient along the AB direction, is there a pressure gradient along the CD direction?

aircraft-design aerodynamics wing

Aug 26 at 20:29 Stuart Buckingham 468

votes

answers

35k

views

How do wings generate lift?

aerodynamics wing lift fluid-mechanics

Jul 4 at 17:36 Peter Kämpf 199k

-1

votes

answer

180

views

Can such an aircraft take off vertically?

aircraft-design aerodynamics wing flight-controls

Apr 27 at 7:31 L'aviateur 769

votes

answers

18k

views

Why do airplanes lift up their nose to climb?

aerodynamics

Apr 12 at 10:00 Robert DiGiovanni 9,498

votes

answers

views

What produces thrust along the line of flight in a glider?

aircraft-physics glider flight-dynamics

Mar 24 '20 at 23:31 enbin 323

votes

answers

views

An airplane has an engine that pushes its flight. What force pushes a glider to fly? [duplicate]

aerodynamics glider paraglider hang-glider powered-lift

Mar 24 '20 at 20:21 Robert DiGiovanni 9,498

votes

answers

327

views

Can an automatic vane-based stabilizer really work?

stability

Dec 3 '19 at 5:26 Community♦ 1

vote

answers

views

If a glider had human pedal powered propellers how much extra distance could you go? [duplicate]

glider

Oct 18 '19 at 9:46 user1138184 111

votes

answers

views

Why is the wrong explanation of “air travels a longer distance and creates a lift” so popular?

aerodynamics wing

Oct 2 '19 at 15:27 Community♦ 1

votes

answers

views

How do I explain what makes an airplane fly to a non-technical person?

aerodynamics

Sep 11 '19 at 18:27 Jacob Herndon 1

votes

answer

238

views

Does the wing always have an adverse pressure gradient along the chord?

aerodynamics wing stall

Aug 9 '19 at 13:56 JZYL 10.3k

votes

answers

17k

views

How does stall depend on angle of attack but not speed?

aerodynamics stall

Mar 31 '19 at 20:42 MikeY 1,786

votes

answers

19k

views

Why can gliders fly for so long?

glider theory

Mar 4 '19 at 3:10 Wasabi 101

votes

answer

views

What causes the adverse pressure gradient that leads to flow separation?

aerodynamics separation flow

Feb 5 '19 at 23:00 Community♦ 1

votes

answers

12k

views

Is a winglet better than an equal span extension?

aerodynamics aircraft-performance

Sep 29 '18 at 22:39 Pilothead 12.6k

votes

answer

views

How does a ring paper airplane fly for a long distance?

aerodynamics glider paper-airplane

Nov 9 '17 at 15:27 joe billy bob 1

Stack Exchange Network

current community

your communities

more stack exchange communities

Next privilege

Next badge

18 Bookmarks

Is excess lift or excess power needed for a climb?

'Gravitational' power vs. engine power

The wing has a pressure gradient along the AB direction, is there a pressure gradient along the CD direction?

How do wings generate lift?

Can such an aircraft take off vertically?

Why do airplanes lift up their nose to climb?

What produces thrust along the line of flight in a glider?

An airplane has an engine that pushes its flight. What force pushes a glider to fly? [duplicate]

Can an automatic vane-based stabilizer really work?

If a glider had human pedal powered propellers how much extra distance could you go? [duplicate]

Why is the wrong explanation of “air travels a longer distance and creates a lift” so popular?

How do I explain what makes an airplane fly to a non-technical person?

Does the wing always have an adverse pressure gradient along the chord?

How does stall depend on angle of attack but not speed?

Why can gliders fly for so long?

What causes the adverse pressure gradient that leads to flow separation?

Is a winglet better than an equal span extension?

How does a ring paper airplane fly for a long distance?