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AERODYNAMICS
PART I
“VERY BASIC”
“NO FORMULAS”
“VERY LITTLE MATH”
T O R IC E L L I'S M E A S U R E M E N T
RYARD
ULER STICK
GLASS TUBE
1 S Q U A R E IN C H IN N E R D IA M E T E R B Y
3 5 36
I N CINCHES
H E S T A LTALL
L
TOR ICEL'S MEA SUREM ENT
RULE 1SQUAR EINCHGLAS NERDIAMSTUB TERBY
35INCH ESTAL
MERCU RY WITHMERCUONA RYNE
C O N T A IN E R
M ERCURY W IT H
M ERCURY
36
YARD STICK
RULER
T O R IC E L L I'S
M E R C U R IA L
BARO M ETER
36
YARD STICK
RULER
T O R IC E L L I'S
M E R C U R IA L
BARO M ETER
T O R IC E L L I'S 3 0 .0 0
M E R C U R IA L
BARO M ETER
A T M O S P H E R IC
PRESSURE
M ERCURY
SEA LEVEL
HOW WAS THE DROP
OF PRESSURE WITH
ALTITUDE VERIFIED?
HOW WAS THE
WEIGHT OF THE AIR
DETERMINED?
2 9 .9 2 " h g .
1 4 .7 lb s . 1 4 .7 lb s .
WHAT
IS AN ALTIMETER?
A PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL
GAUGE
5 35 5 35
0 40 0 40
HG HG
20
15 25
10 30
5 35
0 40
HG
Kollsman
Static Window
Port
static port sea
pressure level
31.00 hg. 31.00
pressure
31.00 hg.
SEA LEVEL
static port
pressure
23.00 hg.
31.00
sea
level
pressure
31.00 hg.
WHAT IS
ALTIMETER SETTING?
SEA LEVEL PRESSURE CORRECTED FOR
NONSTANDARD TEMPERATURE.
WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON
THAT AN AIRPLANE IS ABLE TO
FLY?
BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF
THE AIR.
In other words the
aerodynamic effect air has on
the aircraft.
NORTH FLORIDA REGION
BASIC AERODYNAMICS Federal Aviation
26
OCTOBER 02, 2010
Administration
DEFINITION OF
AERODYNAMICS
The branch of science that
deals with the forces
produced by air flowing over
specially shaped surfaces
called airfoils.
NORTH FLORIDA REGION
BASIC AERODYNAMICS Federal Aviation
27
OCTOBER 02, 2010
Administration
IS THERE ANY THING WRONG WITH
THIS PICTURE?
TWO THINGS
THE FLOWING OF THE RELATIVE WIND
THE DIRECTION OF THE RELATIVE WIND
PA-28 SERIES
NORTH FLORIDA REGION
BASIC AERODYNAMICS Federal Aviation
33
OCTOBER 02, 2010
Administration
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF
FOIL?
TO PREVENT FROM BEING
SUCCESSFUL
TO THWART
AN AIRFOIL IS AN
AIR DEFLECTOR
HOW MANY
AIRFOILS ARE
THERE?
GROUND EFFECT
COMMANDER TYSON
NORTH FLORIDA REGION
BASIC AERODYNAMICS Federal Aviation
55
OCTOBER 02, 2010
Administration
STAGNATION AREA
UPWASH
ASSUMED RELATIVE WIND
ASSUMED LIFT
ANGLE DOWNWASH
OF ATTACK
DOWNWASH PULLS
BACK ON LIFT VECTOR
C
IF DESCENDING
IN A 60 ° BANK
HOW MANY G ’S?
DYHEADRAL