The 4th lecture on Aerodynamics for 1st year Aeronautical Engieering students at Imperial College London covering the foundations of the subjects in depth and in detail
AERO40001 Aerodynamics I Section 1-4
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Outline
• Define the geometric parameters of an aerofoil.
• Describe the relationship between lift and how it is affected by aerofoil geometry
and angle of attack.
• Introduce basic flow over an aerofoil and the boundary layer.
• Consider different types of separation form an aerofoil.
With the advent of successful powered flight there was a great interest in understanding of the
aerodynamic action of lifting surfaces. From 1912-1918 the analysis of an airplane wing
took a giant step forward when Ludwig Prandtl and his colleagues at Gottingen, Germany,
showed that the aerodynamic consideration of wings could be split into two parts
(1) the study of the section of a wing or
(2) the modification of such aerofoil properties to account for the complete wing.
This approach is still used today.
AE2-201 Aerodynamics Part II
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