TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️<p>My glider wings need mylar to cover over the control surface gaps, but what width?</p><p>When the flaperons are moved to fully expose the pintle pockets, I can still use a 30mm wide strip of mylar.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintle" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintle</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudgeon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudgeon</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>All control surfaces will get mylar covering to reduce drag.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectricAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricAircraft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Homebuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homebuilt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glider</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EAA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mylar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mylar</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Drag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drag</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Wing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wing</span></a></p>
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Augier (fr & en) 🇵🇸🇺🇦☭🏴<p>So genius it makes modern F1 look stupid! — Driver61</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO8ZKMmPaws" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=WO8ZKMmPaws</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://diaspodon.fr/tags/vulgarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vulgarisation</span></a> <a href="https://diaspodon.fr/tags/%C3%A9ducPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>éducPop</span></a> <a href="https://diaspodon.fr/tags/aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aerodynamics</span></a></p>
j_bertolotti<p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/PhysicsFactlet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhysicsFactlet</span></a> <br>Thanks to some humidity in the air the air flow around the plane wing is clearly visible. Instead of just being deflected by the wing, the air flow tend to stick to the wing (and vice versa, the wing tends to stick to the air flow, a phenomenon known as the Coanda effect), which pulls the wing up and allow the plane to fly.<br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/FluidDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FluidDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/CoandaEffect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoandaEffect</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Airplanes</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️<p>Joe Manor's protype glider is successfully ridge soaring.</p><p>This prototype is a 'foamy'...very light, very low wing loading. (For the speed record attempt it will be a larger glider, much heavier, much higher wing loading.)</p><p>1st Successful Flights Recap<br><a href="https://youtu.be/yVYNGoMCRk0?t=171" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/yVYNGoMCRk0?t=171</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Supersonic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Supersonic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glider</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DynamicSoaring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicSoaring</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RidgeSoaring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RidgeSoaring</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@Jgbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Jgbird</span></a></span> </p><p>This photo tells us something important about aerodynamics for wings.</p><p>Look at the tip feathers. They are hardly bent, and feathers are flimsy. There is no lift being generated at the bird's wingtips.</p><p>My glider generates lift at the tips...and because of that my glider needs a rudder/vertical fin in order to turn.</p><p>Birds don't have vertical fins/rudders, but they turn just fine.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Hr0I6wBFGpY?t=238" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Hr0I6wBFGpY?t=238</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prandtl-D" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prandtl-</span><span class="invisible">D</span></a></p><p>The kind of wing the Wright Brothers used...made a rudder/vertical fin mandatory. We had to unlearn that in order to make a plane that flies like a bird.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Wing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wing</span></a></p>
US<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/us/58426/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/us/58426/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> What Happens When You Throw a Paper Plane From Space? These Physicists Found Out <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalSpaceStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalSpaceStation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/origami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>origami</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PaperPlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaperPlane</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️<p>The second step to improving the aerodynamics of the glider's external 'shark fin' antennae...add fillets to the mounting base.</p><p>This reduces interference drag.</p><p>After the low density filler cures (epoxy resin with glass microspheres mixed in), I'll sand things smooth. (The piece of wood is covered with transparent packing tape that was lightly waxed. The antennae should come off easily.)</p><p>This is a follow-on to:<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/@KrajciTom/114836322219112991" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">universeodon.com/@KrajciTom/11</span><span class="invisible">4836322219112991</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectricAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricAircraft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ExperimentalAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExperimentalAviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Homebuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homebuilt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glider</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Antenna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antenna</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Fillet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fillet</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️<p>Before I install my 'shark fin' external antennae for the transponder and FLARM systems, I am taking time to improve their aerodynamics.</p><p>In both photos the leading edge is on the left, trailing edge on the right. The leading edge is ok for aerodynamics, but not the trailing edge. It should taper down gradually to almost nothing. (Blunt in the front, pointy in the back.) I added low density filler to the trailing edge, and I'm gradually sanding and shaping.</p><p>This is a tiny reduction in drag, but I've chosen to make this small refinement. Call it pride of ownership.</p><p>I will also reshape the antenna base somewhat to reduce interference drag a tiny amount. (I will add a fillet.)</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_drag#Form_drag" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasiti</span><span class="invisible">c_drag#Form_drag</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_fairing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft</span><span class="invisible">_fairing</span></a></p><p>"Fillets smooth the airflow at the junction between two components...."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_(aeronautics)" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpon</span><span class="invisible">der_(aeronautics)</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLARM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLARM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectricAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricAircraft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ExperimentalAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExperimentalAviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Homebuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homebuilt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glider</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Antenna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antenna</span></a></p>
doboprobodyne<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@chemoelectric" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>chemoelectric</span></a></span> </p><p>It's all lies. Everyone knows aircraft are kept aloft by paperwork and propelled forward by vast quantities of cash.</p><p>Obviously, cash can be exchanged for more paperwork if one needs to gain height.</p><p>🤪 </p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airplanes</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/aeroplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aeroplanes</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/fluidDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fluidDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️<p>Dynamic soaring - a way for birds, such as the albatross, to fly long times and distances without flapping their wings...and a way for RC gliders to go very, very fast.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_soaring" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_</span><span class="invisible">soaring</span></a></p><p>A new design will attempt new speed records in the coming months. Perhaps go supersonic? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC1jrMMVxd4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=iC1jrMMVxd</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p>Joe Manor has been doing this for years. Here's a flight from 2013 with a more traditional glider design:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4OGUYlx_28" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=T4OGUYlx_2</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectricAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricAircraft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ExperimentalAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExperimentalAviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Homebuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homebuilt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glider</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DynamicSoaring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicSoaring</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SuperSonic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperSonic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a></p>
Wulfy<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Nickiquote" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Nickiquote</span></a></span> </p><p>The "Scientist don't know how bees fly" is literally decades old.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a> create mini vortexes (vertices?) with their wings, that's what gives them lift. Not lift surfaces (where the original quote comes from)</p><p>NB. This is a prime example of research that idiot conservatives call out. "Woke stupids at university waste your money figuring out why bees fly"</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/apiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apiary</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️<p>Do the rudder and elevator interfere with each other at the extremes of their movement?</p><p>I think I have a little bit more sanding to do because I was able to increase the rudder deflection a little bit. Now it can get very close to the elevator.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectricAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricAircraft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ExperimentalAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExperimentalAviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Homebuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homebuilt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glider</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Drag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drag</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CarbonFiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonFiber</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Rudder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rudder</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Elevator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elevator</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Interference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Interference</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️<p>What size mylar strip do I need to cover the various control surface gaps?</p><p>This is the elevator, full down position. I need a 30mm wide mylar strip to cover it.</p><p>The mylar strip will be cut to length and taped in place.</p><p>The rudder and flaperons may need different width mylar strips.</p><p>All of this drag reduction should boost my cruising speed by 0.01 knots.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectricAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricAircraft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ExperimentalAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExperimentalAviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Homebuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homebuilt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glider</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Drag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drag</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Slick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slick</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CarbonFiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonFiber</span></a></p>
Academic Europe<p>Job - Alert ‼️ </p><p>Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) am Institut für Strömungsmechanik und Aerodynamik </p><p>Deadline: 2025-07-13 <br>Location: Germany, München, Bayern </p><p><a href="https://www.academiceurope.com/ads/wissenschaftlicher-mitarbeiterin-m-w-d-am-institut-fur-stromungsmechanik-und-aerodynamik/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">academiceurope.com/ads/wissens</span><span class="invisible">chaftlicher-mitarbeiterin-m-w-d-am-institut-fur-stromungsmechanik-und-aerodynamik/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/hiring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hiring</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/fluidmechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fluidmechanics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/mechanicalengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanicalengineering</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️<p>The thunderstorms today grew explosively in southern New Mexico and extreme west Texas. </p><p>Their outflow gust front (derecho?) pushed into northeast Chihuahua, Mexico.</p><p>Also note the Kármán vortex street downwind of Isla Guadalupe<br><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@29.0879863,-118.1506524,8.16z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">google.com/maps/@29.0879863,-1</span><span class="invisible">18.1506524,8.16z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NMwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NMwx</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TXwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TXwx</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElPaso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElPaso</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Chihuahua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chihuahua</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MXwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MXwx</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Thunderstorms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderstorms</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Derecho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Derecho</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wind</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Dust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dust</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vortex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vortex</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Into The Tunnel: The secret life of wind tunnels</p><p><a href="https://jordanwtaylor2.substack.com/p/into-the-tunnel" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jordanwtaylor2.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">into-the-tunnel</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntoTheTunnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntoTheTunnel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secretLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windTunnels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windTunnels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a></p>
:rss: Hacker News<p>Show HN: Olelo Foil<br><a href="https://foil.olelohonua.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">foil.olelohonua.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ycombinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ycombinator</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/NACA_airfoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NACA_airfoil</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/airfoil_generator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airfoil_generator</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/naca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naca</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/3D_visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3D_visualization</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/airfoil_customization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airfoil_customization</span></a></p>
Elan Head<p>Most people think of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/helicopter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>helicopter</span></a> rotorwash as a steady flow, but it's actually quite unsteady, as this cool animation from a new UK CAA study shows: <a href="https://youtu.be/YHIIL-AQ6ZI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/YHIIL-AQ6ZI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>For The Air Current, I wrote about the study's implications for the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/eVTOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eVTOL</span></a> industry: <a href="https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/caa-report-evtol-downwash-sophrodyne-update/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc</span><span class="invisible">hes/caa-report-evtol-downwash-sophrodyne-update/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/helicopters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>helicopters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aerodynamics</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>Crazy thin wings on USAF T-38 Talon, Beale AFB on static display at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/airshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airshow</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/capitalairshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalairshow</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/T38" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>T38</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/talon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>talon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NACA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nikon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikonphotgraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nikonphotgraphy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CCA2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCA2025</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Z9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Z9</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wing</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aerodynamics</span></a></p>
Pustam | पुस्तम | পুস্তম🇳🇵<p>An aerospace engineering student from the Pennsylvania State University refines a 100-year-old math/aerodynamic (wind energy equation) problem, expanding wind energy possibilities.</p><p>Article published in Wind Energy Science:<br><a href="https://wes.copernicus.org/articles/10/451/2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wes.copernicus.org/articles/10</span><span class="invisible">/451/2025/</span></a></p><p>Read more:<br>[1] <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/meet-divya-tyagi-the-penn-state-student-who-cracked-a-100-year-old-wind-energy-equation-boosting-turbine-efficiency/articleshow/119260883.cms" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ed</span><span class="invisible">ucation/news/meet-divya-tyagi-the-penn-state-student-who-cracked-a-100-year-old-wind-energy-equation-boosting-turbine-efficiency/articleshow/119260883.cms</span></a><br>[2] <a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/engineering/story/student-refines-100-year-old-math-problem-expanding-wind-energy-possibilities" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psu.edu/news/engineering/story</span><span class="invisible">/student-refines-100-year-old-math-problem-expanding-wind-energy-possibilities</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerospace</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Maths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maths</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aerodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wind</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/WindEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Equation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equation</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Lagrangian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lagrangian</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aerodynamic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerodynamic</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/WES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WES</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Turbine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turbine</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Turbines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turbines</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Efficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Efficiency</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Divya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Divya</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/DivyaTyagi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DivyaTyagi</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Tyagi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tyagi</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Penn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Penn</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/PSU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PSU</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/PennState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PennState</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AerospaceEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AerospaceEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a></p>
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