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Does the angle of an airplane wing affect the average rate of descent of the plane while gliding? So, the thing that is being tested is if the angle of an airplane wing, which determines the average rate of descent. In this experiment, the average rate of descent will be found by dividing the distance the plane traveled by the time it took the plane to land. First, how planes fly needs to be understood. Airplanes fly because the wings cause lift. The lift of the wing has to be greater than the…

Drones. Helicopters. Quadcopters. They all have to do with aerospace engineering. The first quadcopter was made in 2008 (Brain,2015). Aerospace engineering is a great career pathway for people who enjoy spacecraft and aircraft. Some questions people have about aerospace engineering are; “What is aerospace engineering? How can you become an aerospace engineer? What are a couple good colleges to go to for aerospace engineering? Why do people want to become aerospace engineers?” All of these…

The Chance Vought F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is arguably the greatest and most effective single-engine fighter plane ever utilized by the United States (U.S.) military. Its service timeframe ranges from mid-WWII through the Korean War and into the fighter jet age. While it did have a shaky and unsure start in life, the Corsair would prove itself repeatedly throughout its time in service. The Corsair came in to being because of a need by the U.S. Navy for a new carrier-based fighter…

In flight there are four basic components; thrust, drag, lift, and weight. Newton’s laws and The Bernoulli Principle are the explanation of how everything works. Balance of force is a very important part of it. If the upward force is greater than the gravitational force imposed on an object, the object will go up. If the gravitational force is greater, then the object will go down or remain on the ground. World War I was the first time that airplanes were used on a large scale. At the start of…

Cruella De Vil from one hundred and one Dalmatians. A third Disney villain is Ursula from the little mermaid. These three Disney villains have their own story of who they are and I am sure they are proud too. A famous Disney villain I know is Maleficent. After she was not invited to a party she curses the princess Aurora. Although she seems mean she was not always like that, she was actually a sweet little girl before any of her evilness. She is actually a powerful fairy that lives in an…

sections where very high loads apply. Milled ribs are solid structures, manufactured by milling away excess material from a solid block of metal, and are also used where very high loads apply. The stringers on the skin panels run in the length of the wing, and so usually need to bridge the ribs. There are several methods for dealing with this problem. The stringers and ribs can both be uninterrupted. The stringers now run over the rib, leaving a gape between rib and skin. Rib and skin are…

destination by helping it withstand gravity and pressure. Lift is one of the four forces, lift is an upward force that is created by the movement of air above and below an airplane wing. Lift helps balance out the weight of the plane for it to be able to withstand gravity. Lift's air flows faster above the wing and slower below the wing, which creates a difference in pressure that keeps the airplane flying. A second force is weight, which is pressure or gravity that pulls the airplane back to…

The more mass an object has, the more force it will need to move. The lighter an object is, the less force you will need to move. The puck has very little inertia so that it could be easily moved, have less air resistance, and have less friction against the surface of the air hockey table. The more mass an object has, the more weight being pulled down by gravity resulting in more friction. Also, an…

more fundamental values, versus left wing ones despite the enlightened times. This may be due to the fact that its viewers of today and yesterday have adopted these beliefs and are now implementing and promoting them onto others, as they grow and become the leaders of tomorrow. This article specifically discusses these troublesome dynamics within a different Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” but these themes are also relevant and expressive in The Little Mermaid, and only encourage…

In his article “How we Listen to Music”, Aaron Copland (1988) states that music is listened to on three different planes. Copland describes them as the sensuous plane, the expressive plane, and the sheerly musical plane. The reasoning for listening to music for the pure rhythm and harmony is the sensuous plane. The sensuous plane is where “one turns on the radio while doing something else and absent mindedly is engendered by the mere sound and appeal of the music” (Copland). People who apply…