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It's been a tough semester for everybody, so to lighten the mood and provide some extra credit points I posted a meme challenge to my fluid mechanics classThe submissions were

It’s November which means we’re getting into GRAD SCHOOL APPLICATION SEASON so I thought I’d take a break from my usually #AvGeek/rocket threads & talk some #AcademicChatter with my personal

THIS IS NOT A SONIC BOOMOkay folks, it’s been long enough. Time to finally address the biggest point of confusion on #AvGeek twitter: what exactly is going on with vapor

DETONATION ENGINES THREADIt’s been too long since a good propulsion thread. With enticing potential for supersonic & hypersonic flight, pulsed & rotating detonation engines are an exciting possibility for future

I noticed some chatter last week abt aerospace engineering careers (unfortunately quite politicized) & thought it might be a good idea for a short thread w some real talk about

Great question from @Geopilot on this @pilliarscreatio post: why does the exhaust plume impinge on the aft portion of the Saturn-V first stage in the photo below? Let’s talk supersonic

Ever heard of the Northrop X-21A aircraft? This program used modified WB-66s to study a neat concept called laminar flow control, which can reduce drag and improve range/efficiency. It even

It’s funny how I see scary headlines every time an asteroid is due to pass within 10M miles of Earth, but we’ve got a 20-ton Chinese rocket booster about to

Part of a previously classified 1960s program that studied a series of hypersonic lifting bodies, the FDL-5 underwent wind tunnel testing @AEDCnews but it is unclear if there was ever

Glad to see scientists getting some good coverage during the #COVID19 #pandemic, but two things with this article are really problematic:-Where are all the women & POC?-Why do we need