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Master the principles of flight with an award-winning professor and Smithsonian curators.

Syllabus

  • 01: Fundamentals of Flight: Gliding
  • 02: Balloons, Buoyancy, and the Atmosphere
  • 03: Takeoff: How Wings Produce Lift
  • 04: Drag Trade-Offs and Boundary-Layer Turbulence
  • 05: Stall Events and Lift-Induced Drag
  • 06: Wind Tunnels and Predicting Aerodynamics
  • 07: Propeller Aircraft: Slow and Efficient
  • 08: Jet Aircraft: Thrust to Fly Fast
  • 09: Aircraft Structures and Materials
  • 10: Aircraft Stability and Flight Control
  • 11: Flying Faster and Higher
  • 12: Breaking the Sound Barrier and Beyond
  • 13: Long-Distance Flight and Predicting Range
  • 14: Aerobatics and Dogfighting
  • 15: Mission Profiles and Aircraft Design
  • 16: Primary Cockpit Instruments
  • 17: Air Traffic Navigation and Communication
  • 18: Flight Autonomy and Drones
  • 19: Helicopters and Vertical Flight
  • 20: Rocket Science and the Evolution of Launch
  • 21: Orbiting Earth Means Always Falling
  • 22: To Mars and Beyond: Gravity-Assist Flight
  • 23: Atmospheric Reentry: Ballistic, Skip, Glide
  • 24: The Future of Air and Space Flight
  • 25: Bonus Material: Gustave Eiffel's Wind Tunnels
  • 26: Bonus Material: Engineering Faster Flight Speeds
  • 27: Bonus Material: Why the Wright Flyer Succeeded
  • 28: Bonus Material: The Wright Brothers' Innovations
  • 29: Bonus Material: Higher, Farther, Faster
  • By This Professor

Taught by

James W. Gregory

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