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aerodynamics
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aerodynamics,
the study of air or other gases in motion or of bodies moving in air.


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As an aircraft's fuel is used up, the airplane loses weight, and that changes how aerodynamic the vehicle is.
During wind tunnel tests last spring, Kota says, the prototype wing resisted aerodynamic forces more than three times as great as those expected in flight.
As well as providing the aerodynamicist with more information and understanding than a wind tunnel, CFD allows engineers to evaluate the aerodynamic performance of new designs without requiring the time and cost associated with building prototypes or model parts.
 
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