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Why are the outside of the rings of an afterburner exhaust brighter that the rest?

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6 answers

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Why does flow separation cause an increase in pressure drag?

asked Aug 29 at 19:59

4 votes

5 answers

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Why does flow separation cause a loss of lift, considering the low pressure is the cause of lift above the wing?

asked Aug 18 at 23:56

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2 answers

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Is there any video of an air-to-air missile shooting down an aircraft?

asked Aug 26 at 3:20

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2 answers

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Do only 0.3% of U.S. air force applicants become fighter pilots?

asked Apr 26 at 3:44

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1 answer

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Can the F-35 (and F-22) do the Kvochur Bell maneuver?

asked Feb 29 at 4:03

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Will the air be low pressure above an airfoil going less than Mach 0.3?

asked Aug 18 at 3:24

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1 answer

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Why does the airflow turn less when you extend further from the body?

asked Aug 7 at 13:56

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1 answer

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How does the weak / strong shock solution work?

asked Aug 7 at 4:13

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1 answer

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How will a normal shock forming on a wing create drag?

asked Aug 6 at 17:34

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1 answer

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Is it possible for a shockwave to reflect off of the ground, making the observer hear 2 shocks?

asked Aug 6 at 3:35

11 votes

4 answers

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Why do tip vortices seem to 'bend' inwards at the tip of a plane wing?

asked Aug 4 at 2:24

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3 answers

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Will a plane 'shake' when it stalls?

asked Jul 24 at 18:54

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2 answers

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Does the pressure recovery become not as extreme as you speed up?

asked Jul 19 at 3:11

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3 answers

246 views

Why will the bending of air over an airfoil make a force? [duplicate]

asked Jul 14 at 4:46

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2 answers

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Will the 3D effect change shockwave angle/strength?

asked Jul 7 at 1:49

7 votes

2 answers

289 views

Why will a positive stagger increase biplane efficiency, while a negative stagger will decrease efficiency?

asked Jun 27 at 3:04

1 vote

1 answer

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Why is there an area of different density right at the nose of a plane going supersonic?

asked Jul 2 at 3:19

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1 answer

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Why does the angle of a shock change when the flow leaves the influence area of an object?

asked May 19 at 17:08

1 vote

1 answer

91 views

Why will the max lift point not be at the center of a swept but constant chord wing?

asked Jun 14 at 22:48

2 votes

1 answer

135 views

Why will the pressure distribution of a swept wing promote stall?

asked Jun 13 at 16:54

1 vote

1 answer

69 views

What happens in order to make a shock when the flow first turns?

asked Jun 14 at 4:23

1 vote

1 answer

146 views

How does the downwash behind a swept wing differ from a normal wing?

asked Jun 12 at 4:49

1 vote

1 answer

250 views

Can a sound wave travel through a shockwave?

asked May 9 at 23:08

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1 answer

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Why are shockwaves allowed different angles at different distances from a body?

asked Jun 7 at 23:57

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2 answers

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Why will a slower moving parcel of air above a wing create drag in non-inviscid flow?

asked Jun 6 at 19:42

2 votes

1 answer

74 views

How does a thickening boundary layer create form drag?

asked Jun 5 at 21:39

1 vote

0 answers

166 views

Why don’t closed wings eliminate tip vortices?

asked Jun 3 at 15:28

13 votes

2 answers

6k views

Is it possible to tell what aircraft this is?

asked Jun 3 at 3:06

0 votes

1 answer

58 views

Why will the flow turning angle be 0 (or close to) inside of the Mach cone?

asked May 30 at 19:11

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Why are the outside of the rings of an afterburner exhaust brighter that the rest?

Why does flow separation cause an increase in pressure drag?

Why does flow separation cause a loss of lift, considering the low pressure is the cause of lift above the wing?

Is there any video of an air-to-air missile shooting down an aircraft?

Do only 0.3% of U.S. air force applicants become fighter pilots?

Can the F-35 (and F-22) do the Kvochur Bell maneuver?

Will the air be low pressure above an airfoil going less than Mach 0.3?

Why does the airflow turn less when you extend further from the body?

How does the weak / strong shock solution work?

How will a normal shock forming on a wing create drag?

Is it possible for a shockwave to reflect off of the ground, making the observer hear 2 shocks?

Why do tip vortices seem to 'bend' inwards at the tip of a plane wing?

Will a plane 'shake' when it stalls?

Does the pressure recovery become not as extreme as you speed up?

Why will the bending of air over an airfoil make a force? [duplicate]

Will the 3D effect change shockwave angle/strength?

Why will a positive stagger increase biplane efficiency, while a negative stagger will decrease efficiency?

Why is there an area of different density right at the nose of a plane going supersonic?

Why does the angle of a shock change when the flow leaves the influence area of an object?

Why will the max lift point not be at the center of a swept but constant chord wing?

Why will the pressure distribution of a swept wing promote stall?

What happens in order to make a shock when the flow first turns?

How does the downwash behind a swept wing differ from a normal wing?

Can a sound wave travel through a shockwave?

Why are shockwaves allowed different angles at different distances from a body?

Why will a slower moving parcel of air above a wing create drag in non-inviscid flow?

How does a thickening boundary layer create form drag?

Why don’t closed wings eliminate tip vortices?

Is it possible to tell what aircraft this is?

Why will the flow turning angle be 0 (or close to) inside of the Mach cone?