Sentences with phrase «airplane design»

In a way, it is like answering questions about airplane design by studying a model airplane in a wind tunnel — solving problems with a physical simulation rather than a digital computer.

From a wind - tunnel model of a proposed airplane design, the lifting force of a particular wing structure can be estimated.

Lightning strike protection is mandated in modern airplane designs.

The ability to rapidly adapt airplane design to changing needs or technology mimics the process of evolution itself.

This opens the door for rapid evolution in customer based airplane design, much like we have seen in the auto industry.

Students and parents, for example, tested different paper airplane designs to determine which model flew best; tried various ways to illuminate a light bulb; predicted which items would stick to magnets and then tested their hypotheses; and attempted to make a paper clown balance on a finger by taping pennies to different sides.

Boeing is exploring the technologies to more efficiently integrate the work of partners involved in airplane design.

«We all want to see flying saucers and stuff,» says Boeing spokesperson Terrence Scott, and the standard airplane design we know may seem like yesterday's news but, Scott says, it's extremely well optimized for what it does.

According to a billboard at the edge of town, Mojave is also «home of the Voyager,» the incredibly light airplane designed by Burt Rutan that set a record by becoming the first single - engine airplane to fly around the world nonstop.

«This study gives the rough sketch of what airplane designs will put you in the game,» said Bejan.

Wurst's idea is to mate the engine with a new airplane design, take the craft up to an altitude of about 30 miles, at which point the ramjets can no longer be used, coast to an altitude of 60 miles, then release the satellite payload with a small conventional rocket attached.

Kids Activities Blog experiments with a paper airplane design to see what effect a small change will have on the direction of flight.

Mauchly proclaimed that the machine would lead to better weather predictions (his original passion), airplane design, and «projectiles operating at supersonic speeds.»

To apply his theories to airplane design, Bejan teamed up with Jordan Charles, a researcher and development engineer, and Sylvie Lorente, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Toulouse, to mine the historical databases of successful commercial aircraft.

«The Wind Rises» is a deeply personal story, one of a man obsessed by his craft — in this case, airplane design, rather than animation, but hardly a million miles away.

BUT as I often noted in class and conversations with students: «I don't want to fly in any airplane designed from memory...» Go back and find the latest information AND evaluate it for usefulness!!!

The 2016 Lincoln MKX is said to be «Inspired by airplane design,» but we like to think of it as the MKC «s bigger brother (or the Lincoln - ized 2015 Ford Edge) replete with the latest HID / LED lighting technology, a «Panoramic Vista Roof,» a hands - free power liftgate, a 360 - degree camera up front and, of course, AWD.

Some engineers can immediately tell if something is questionable in an airplane design just by looking at it, and they'll ask you just the right questions about it too.

This launch vehicle is a 747 - 400 airplane designed to hold a rocket beneath its wing.