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|NASA Connect - TWM - First Flying Machines
NASA Connect segment exploring the first flying machines including their design and development. The host demonstrates the flight simulator of the original glider.
Keywords: NASA Connect; Wright Brothers; Flight Simulator; Axis; First Flying Machine; Glider; Kitty Hawk; Engineering Method; Pitch; Roll; Yaw; Wind Tunnel; Elevator Control; Wing Warp; Rudder; Propellor; Wing; Lift; Drag;
Popularity (downloads): 1859
|NASASciFiles - Wing Size
NASA Sci Files segment involving students in an activity to measure the differences in lift among varying wing sizes.
Keywords: Linda Zarumski; Achievable Dream Academy; Newport News; Mr. Tyson; Fuselage; Wing; Lift; Average; Weight; Wing Size; Jackie Chan;
Popularity (downloads): 1808
|NASADestinationTomorrow - DT4 - Flexible Wing
NASA Destination Tomorrow Segment explaining the history of the flexible wing and the existence of the hang glider.
Keywords: NASA Destination Tomorrow; Aerodynamics; Flexible Wing; Parachute; Structure; Rigid Wing; Paraglider; Drag; Spacecraft; Tension Lines; Hang Glider; Re-entry System; Kitty Hawk;
Popularity (downloads): 2548
|NASASciFiles - Helios
NASA Sci Files segment exploring the new solar powered, flying wing aircraft called Helios.
Keywords: NASA Sci Files; Helios; Solar Powered; Testing; Flying Wing Aircraft; Remote; Prediction; Models; Aerodynamics; Design;
Popularity (downloads): 1706
|NASASciFiles - Models and Testing
NASA Sci Files segment exploring the engineering design process involving models and how models are tested.
Keywords: NASA Sci Files; Engineering Design Process; Fuel; Lift; Drag; Weight; Thrust; Forces of Flight; Research; Model; Testing; Aircraft; Scale; Ratio; F-18; Design; Wind Tunnel; Safety; Environmentally Friendly; Blended Wing Body; Subsonic; Efficiency; Wing Span;
Popularity (downloads): 1635
|NASA Connect - GWTF - BWB Concept Aircraft
NASA Connect Segment explaining the new concept aircraft in development known as the blended wing body. The video explains how engineers and scientists uses geometry to help with development.
Keywords: NASA Connect; BWB; Blended Wing Body; Concept Aircraft; Frontal Surface Area; Low Speed Vehicle; Geometry;
Popularity (downloads): 2124
|Swing Wing Toy Commercial
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|NASA Connect - MTF - Ratios and Aircraft Design
NASA Connect segment explaining how the Fibonacci sequence and the Golden Ratio help NASA engineers research, design and develop airplanes.
Keywords: NASA Connect; Ratios; Proportions; Fibonacci Sequence; Golden Ratio; Airplanes; Design; Model; Research; Wing Loading; Weight; Wing Area; Load Factor; Total Lift; SATS; Power Loading; Power;
Popularity (downloads): 1666
|NASAKSNN - Why Airplanes Fly
Why Airplanes Fly? This segment explains how airplane flight is similar to bird flight.
Keywords: NASA Kids Science News Network; KSNN; Jessica; Cory; Air Foil; Wing Shape; Bernoulli;
Popularity (downloads): 1750
|NASASciFiles - The Four Forces of Flight
NASA Sci Files segment explaining how the four forces of flight put planes in the air.
Keywords: Dr. D.; Lift; Weight; Thrust; Drag; Newton; Third Law; Air; Wind Tunnel; Luther Jenkins; Air Flow; Curvature; Wing;
Popularity (downloads): 2315