Beginner's
Guide to Aerodynamics
How do airplanes
work? Why does a wing change shape on takeoff and landing?
Beginner's
Guide to Propulsion
How do jet engines work? Why are there different kinds of jet engines?
Beginner's
Guide to High Speed Aerodynamics
What are shock waves? What happens in hypersonic flow?
Beginner's
Guide to Model Rockets
The Beginner's Guide to Model Rockets will show you the basic math
and physics that govern the design and flight of model rockets.
Beginner's
Guide to Kites
The Beginner's Guide to Kites will show you the basic math and physics
that govern the design and flight of kites.
Activities
Some activities included are paper airplanes, wind tunnel building,
puzzles, rockets, formula explanations and experiments.
Foil
Sim
FoilSim
II computes the theoretical lift of a variety of airfoil shapes
Engine
Sim
EngineSim
is a simulator that models the design and testing of jet engines.
Undergraduate
Programs
This
group of programs help you study compressible aerodynamics.
Rocket
Modeler II - UPDATED!
This
program lets you design and study the flight of a model rockets
and more!
Kite
Modeler
This
program lets you design and study the flight of a kite.
Curve
Ball Sim
Using
the CurveBall applet, students learn more about aerodynamics by
controlling the conditions of a big league baseball pitch.
Range
Game
This
program presents a variety of multiple choice math and physics problems
involving aircraft performance.
Atmosphere
Sim
This
program lets you study how pressure, temperature, and density change
through the atmosphere.
The
GasLab
This
set of computer animations lets you study the gas laws and the equation
of state of a gas.