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The Science & Engineering of iFLY

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STEM is fun!

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STEM is used in the real world to solve problems and improve lives.

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Exciting futures in STEM await you.

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This is a Closed

Loop Vertical

Wind Tunnel.

350 HP fanX2350 HP fanX2

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Wind tunnel

testing

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Fluids

vs.

Solids

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Air

is a

fluid.

By Georgepehli (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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Moving air can cause a force.

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gravity

pulling you down

force of air

pushing you up

force of air

pushing you up

gravity

pulling you down

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A smaller

frontal area

increases

your velocity.

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A larger

frontal area

decreases

your velocity.

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By User Alers on sv.wikipedia - Originally from sv.wikipedia

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Let’s try it out!

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