What do you understand by Aerodynamics?

What do you understand by Aerodynamics? Correct Answer It is a science of movement in a flow of air and gas

The correct answer is It is a science of movement in a flow of air and gas.

Key Points

• Aerodynamics is the way air moves around things. The rules of aerodynamics explain how an airplane is able to fly.
• Anything that moves through air reacts to aerodynamics. A rocket blasting off the launch pad and a kite in the sky react to aerodynamics. Aerodynamics even acts on cars, since air flows around cars.

Additional Information

• The Four Forces of Flight are- 
  • Lift,
  • weight,
  • thrust and
  • drag.
• These forces make an object move up and down, and faster or slower. How much of each force there are changes how the object moves through the air.
• Weight- Everything on Earth has weight. This force comes from gravity pulling down on objects. To fly, an aircraft needs something to push it in the opposite direction from gravity. The weight of an object controls how strong the push has to be. A kite needs a lot less upward push than a jumbo jet does.
• Lift- It is the push that lets something move up. It is the force that is the opposite of weight. Everything that flies must have a lift. For an aircraft to move upward, it must have more lift than weight. A hot air balloon has a lift because the hot air inside is lighter than the air around it. Hot air rises and carries the balloon with it. A helicopter's lift comes from the rotor blades at the top of the helicopter. Their motion through the air moves the helicopter upward. Lift for an airplane comes from its wings.
• Drag- It is a force that tries to slow something down. It makes it hard for an object to move. It is harder to walk or run through water than through air. That is because water causes more drag than air. The shape of an object also changes the amount of drag. Most round surfaces have less drag than flat ones. Narrow surfaces usually have less drag than wide ones. The more air that hits a surface, the more drag it makes.
• Thrust- It is the force that is the opposite of drag. Thrust is the push that moves something forward. For an aircraft to keep moving forward, it must have more thrust than drag. A small airplane might get its thrust from a propeller. A larger airplane might get its thrust from jet engines. A glider does not have thrust. It can only fly until the drag causes it to slow down and land.