Aerodynamics - Air Flow
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Shows, through the use of smoke, the flow of air around airfoils. Skin friction, streamlining and the trend in design toward high speed airfoils, the use of wing flaps and their design, and the effect of ice on leading edges are shown.
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Explains turbulence and skin friction through the visualization of smoke flowing over solids of different shapes and forms. Uses smoke streams to define angle of attack, point of stall, drag and lift.
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- Index of Training Films 1946 — title, year, creator, length, format, description, catalog record
- 3434 U.S. Government Films — title, year, creator, length, format, description, catalog record
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