The Secret of Flight Season 1 Episode 7 The Problem of Drag 1959
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Discusses and demonstrates the problem of drag created by friction and turbulence. Explains the need for a high ratio of lift to drag' to produce an aircraft with good performance characteristics. Illustrates with diagrams and models in the wind tunnel, also uses high speed photography of air movement over a wing in the wind tunnel.
- Released: 1959-02-12
- Runtime: 29 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Alexander Lippisch
- Director: Sam Becker
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1. Preview 1959-01-01
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2. The Laws of Fluid Motion 1959-01-08
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3. The History of Early Flight 1959-01-15
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4. The Discovery of Dynamic Lift 1959-01-22
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5. Stability and Control 1959-01-29
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6. Propulsion 1959-02-05
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7. The Problem of Drag 1959-02-12
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8. The Induced Drag 1959-02-19
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9. Different Aircraft Systems 1959-02-26
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10. Lift Theory and High Lift Devices 1959-03-05
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11. The Story of the Vortex 1959-03-12
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12. Flight of Nature 1959-03-19
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13. Modern Problems of Flight 1959-03-26
