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A high-ROI flow vis option
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Ways we make our airflow visible
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Why we can trust scale model data
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So why is it called a balance, anyways?
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Why you shouldn’t stress your balance choice
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Our main data collection instrument: the balance
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Using air pressure to our benefit
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The data wind tunnels give us
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What is a wind tunnel, anyways?
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I think wind tunnels are great, and you should too
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Only knowing pitch angle doesn’t HAVE to be scary
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How pitch angle alone can be dangerous
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Similar but not the same: pitch angle vs angle of attack
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You solve one problem, then you solve the next one.
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Why reference quantities kind of don’t matter
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How we talk about our airplane geometry
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Why aerodynamics is built on coefficients
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How we make coefficients, and what they mean
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What do you do when you only tested one condition?
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A whole different level of physics
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The way we can talk about flows
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No, bees do not fly like airplanes
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Focus on the part you get paid for
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Attracting the people who matter
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What doesn’t kill you
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Progressively overload yourself
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The tapestry of your career
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Engineering is a team sport
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The problem with to-do lists
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Making meaningful progress