Nicholas Landell-Mills

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Are wind tunnels accurate at predicting lift performance of a subsonic wing in practice?

The performance data for how much lift wings generate under different conditions (e.g. airspeed, wing AOA, altitude density, ....) is all tested empirically for subsonic aircraft. i.e. For new...

01 April 2022 8,332 2 View

Aviation / aeronautical engineering European conferences in 2020?

Hi. Can anyone could recommend an aeronautical / aviation conferences to attend in 2020 in Europe; particularly for fluid mechanics and applied aerodynamics. Thanks!

25 February 2020 8,389 3 View

Anyone looking for a research / PhD idea in aircraft aerodynamics?

Research idea: Use airflow analysis (CFD) to test the newtonian theory of lift on an airplane. Process: First, use CFD data and analysis tools to estimate the mass of air pushed down each...

16 November 2019 7,145 0 View

Why do academics appear unconcerned that the physics for flying, sailing, and swimming are unexplained by scientific proof?

The media occasionally comment on the lack of evidence for any theory for how things fly, sail and swim (see attached file). The prevailing unproven theories for these activities are based on...

01 January 1970 5,911 24 View