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Stuff Every CAP Aerospace Cadet Should Know
CAP aerospace education: flight, weather, rockets, space and cyber safety, for achievement tests and the Mitchell exam.
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- What happens to a fluid's pressure when its speed increases?
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It decreases. Air is a fluid. Bernoulli's principle says faster-moving air has lower pressure, one part of understanding airflow around a wing.
- Which Newton law connects downward airflow with an upward reaction?
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Newton's third law. A wing redirects air downward. The air's reaction on the wing helps push the aircraft upward.
- Before the critical angle, what usually happens when angle of attack increases?
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Lift increases. A larger angle makes the wing turn more airflow downward, increasing lift before the wing reaches its critical angle. Past that limit, airflow can separate and the wing stalls.