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I am in an aeronautics club at school and i need ideas to make the club interesting. any ideas? thank you
How about trying to measure the aerodynamic drag and rolling tire drag of a vehicle using a coast-to-stop experiment. Note that the two drags follow different functions. Google 'rolling tire drag' for a good place to start, but then go on to aerodynamic drag. You could vary your vehicle geometry or tire pressure to see what is important. Drive safe.
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38 years as research engineer at NASA
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AIAA, NASA
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B.S. and M.S. Aeronautical Engineering - U. of Washington
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AIAA Associate Fellow (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
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