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[[File:1916 - Lanchester - Airplane versus Dirigible air resistance.png|thumb|Fig. 1 in [[Lanchester, 1916, Aircraft in Warfare]] (p.8) illustrates the linear increase with speed of air resistance for [[airplane]]s, compared to exponential increase in [[dirigible]]s. Lanchester and others anticipated the implications of this law for the future of aviation.]]
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'''Aerodynamics''' is the study of movement through air, with an eye towards aircraft efficiency. [[George Cayley]] was a forefather of the field. Along with improvements in [[propulsion]], the study of aerodynamics improved the efficiency of flight and ultimately enabled the development of the heavier-than-air [[airplane]].
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* [[w:Aerodynamics]]; [[w:History of aerodynamics]]
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Latest revision as of 14:39, 24 October 2019

Fig. 1 in Lanchester, 1916, Aircraft in Warfare (p.8) illustrates the linear increase with speed of air resistance for airplanes, compared to exponential increase in dirigibles. Lanchester and others anticipated the implications of this law for the future of aviation.

Aerodynamics is the study of movement through air, with an eye towards aircraft efficiency. George Cayley was a forefather of the field. Along with improvements in propulsion, the study of aerodynamics improved the efficiency of flight and ultimately enabled the development of the heavier-than-air airplane.

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