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aerodynamics |
the study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air |
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aeronautics |
the study of the science of flight |
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propulsion |
the study of how to design an engine that will provide the thrust that is needed for a plane to take off and fly through the air |
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aerodynamics |
studying the way air flows around the plane the engineers can define the shape of the plane |
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propulsion |
the study that leads the engineers to determine the right kind of engine and the right amount of power that a plane will need |
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propulsion |
to push forward or drive an object forward |
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thrust |
a propulsion system is a machine that produces what? |
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thrust |
a mechanical force generated by the engines to move aircraft through the air |
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thrust |
used to overcome the drag of an airplane, and to overcome the weight of a rocket |
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Newton's third law |
for every action, there is an equal and opposite re-action |
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the four forces on an airplane |
thrust, lift, weight and drag are what to an airplane? |
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magnitude |
how big something is |
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scalar quantity |
only has magnitude, shows how big it is |
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vector quantity |
has both magnitude and direction. |