AERODYNAMICS - FORCES ACTING ON AN AIR FOIL

Duration: 27 min

Year Published: 1941

Creator: Department of the Air Force (Department of Defense)

Color: B&W

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Describes theory and principles of the forces acting on air foils--lift, drag, angle of attack, and wing chord. Shows development and use of wind tunnels to measure forces on a wing form and relationship between lifts, drag, wing area, wind velocity, thrust, and weight.