The Science of Flight

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Course Description

Overview

Master the principles of flight with an award-winning professor and Smithsonian curators.

Syllabus

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01: Fundamentals of Flight: Gliding
02: Balloons, Buoyancy, and the Atmosphere
03: Takeoff: How Wings Produce Lift
04: Drag Trade-Offs and Boundary-Layer Turbulence
05: Stall Events and Lift-Induced Drag
06: Wind Tunnels and Predicting Aerodynamics
07: Propeller Aircraft: Slow and Efficient
08: Jet Aircraft: Thrust to Fly Fast
09: Aircraft Structures and Materials
10: Aircraft Stability and Flight Control
11: Flying Faster and Higher
12: Breaking the Sound Barrier and Beyond
13: Long-Distance Flight and Predicting Range
14: Aerobatics and Dogfighting
15: Mission Profiles and Aircraft Design
16: Primary Cockpit Instruments
17: Air Traffic Navigation and Communication
18: Flight Autonomy and Drones
19: Helicopters and Vertical Flight
20: Rocket Science and the Evolution of Launch
21: Orbiting Earth Means Always Falling
22: To Mars and Beyond: Gravity-Assist Flight
23: Atmospheric Reentry: Ballistic, Skip, Glide
24: The Future of Air and Space Flight
25: Bonus Material: Gustave Eiffel's Wind Tunnels
26: Bonus Material: Engineering Faster Flight Speeds
27: Bonus Material: Why the Wright Flyer Succeeded
28: Bonus Material: The Wright Brothers' Innovations
29: Bonus Material: Higher, Farther, Faster

Taught by

James W. Gregory

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