AERODYNAMICS is the science of the motion of gases and is of great intrinsic interest ; but the present importance of the science lies largely in its applications, for it provides the rational basis ...

For the first time, engineers at MIT have developed a comprehensive, physics-based model that accurately represents the airflow around rotors even under extreme conditions. The new model enables the ...

Harry Julian Allen developed the blunt-body theory that made safe spacecraft reentry possible, shaping the Mercury, Gemini, ...

"We've developed a new theory for the aerodynamics of rotors," Howland says. This theory can be used to determine the forces, flow velocities, and power of a rotor, whether that rotor is extracting ...