Without the aerodynamic forces of lift and drag, aircraft would be unable to fly, wind turbines would not spin, and countless other machines that we depend on every day would not work. What, exactly, ...

Late Model Racecraft, out of Houston, Texas, recently had just such an opportunity to harness the air- and brain-power of GM's world-class wind tunnel facility-properly known as the Aero Lab-for a ...

Scientists show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull's wing with an engineered flow control accessory, known as a Gurney flap, can greatly improve wind turbine performance. To achieve the ...

Baseball has long been a popular topic of research for physicists, largely because of the complex aerodynamics of a baseball in flight. Traditionally, scientists relied upon wind tunnel experiments to ...

Deflecting flaps slightly does not improve an airplane's climb rate. Climb rate is determined by excess power, not excess lift; flaps increase drag, reducing climb rate. Flaps primarily lower stalling ...

Without the aerodynamic forces of lift and drag, aircraft would be unable to fly, wind turbines would not spin, and countless other machines that we depend on every day would not work. What, exactly, ...