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Aerodynamics – How Airflow Shapes Flight and Performance | Prep4Uni.online

A clear, concept-first guide to aerodynamics: lift generation, drag mechanisms, flow behavior, and what happens as speed and geometry change. Links fundamentals to aircraft wings, vehicles, and real engineering trade-offs in efficiency and control.

Keywords:: aerospace engineering, aerodynamics, airfoils, compressible flow, boundary layer, Reynolds number, aircraft performance, flight efficiency, Prep4Uni.online, wind tunnel, lift, STEM education, drag, flow separation, CFD concepts

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: January 17, 2026
Date Modified in MERLOT:: January 17, 2026
Author:: Jacob Gan
Submitter:: Jacob Gan
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

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Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International