FoilSim II - Student Version

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written by the NASA Glenn Research Center
edited by Tom Benson

Web site contains java applet which simulates an airfoil. The user can change the shape of the foil, the type of object used (including a cylinder and sphere), the speed of the foil, the altitude, and even the fluid used. The simulation calculates the lift based on the parameters chosen. Various plots illustrating the dependence on some parameters can be shown.

Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in.

https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/foilsimst...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Fluid Mechanics - Dynamics of Fluids = Bernoulli's Principle - General General Physics - Collections Other Sciences - Engineering	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Curriculum support = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Image/Image Set = Movie/Animation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: Does not have a copyright, license, or other use restriction.
Courtesy of:: NASA Glenn Research Center
Keywords:: Aerodynamics, air foil, air pressure, airfoil, altitude, angle of attack, camber, chord, lift, span, thickness, wing
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created December 19, 2004 by Brady Longenbaugh
Record Updated:: February 23, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: July 17, 2008
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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