Interactive aerospace engineering simulator computing real-time lift (CL) and drag (CD) coefficients across NACA airfoils, angle-of-attack polar curves, Mach number shock waves, and Tsiolkovsky rocket staging.
AeroAcademia simulates aerodynamic lift mechanics, Bernoulli pressure differentials, boundary layer detachment, and stall dynamics.
Adjust angle of attack, airspeed, and throttle to study aerodynamic stall thresholds and cruise stability.
Boundary layer detachment over the upper wing surface past the critical angle of attack.
The wing curvature and angle of attack deflect airflow downward (downwash, Newton's 3rd Law), which simultaneously accelerates the fluid over the upper camber, reducing static pressure (Bernoulli's principle) and suctioning the wing upward.
Yes, calculates stability using center of mass versus center of pressure alignment.
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Worksheet: Flight Physics & Lift
Interactive lift L, drag D, and angle of attack α calculations.
FluidLab 3D
Computational fluid dynamics and Navier-Stokes 3D simulator.
Worksheet: Fluid Dynamics & Pressure
Bernoulli equation, dynamic viscosity, and laminar vs turbulent flow.