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Lab

  • Wind tunnel

    Reshape and tilt an airfoil in ideal flow, and watch its pressure distribution and lift change.

  • Why airplanes bank

    Bank a Warrior and split its lift into the part that holds it up and the part that turns it.

  • Flying in moving air

    Hold a heading or fly a course through a crosswind, and see where ten minutes of flight puts you.

  • Density altitude at KLAF

    Take the latest weather at Purdue’s airport through to density altitude, true airspeed and engine power, then change it.