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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2413: Airplanes Without Tails

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 25, 2022 · Episode: 2413 Of hawks and flying wings: airplanes without tails. Today, airplanes without tails.

Tags aerodynamics airplanes B-35 Birds of Prey C. L. Snyder control Delta wing expermental flying hawks N-9M Northrop raptors Stealth Bomber tailless aircraft wings XB-49

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2543: Clara Adams Takes Flight

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 1, 2023 · Episode: 2543 Clara Adams: 150,000 miles of maiden flights. Today, Clara Adams flies.

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Flying high with the Fly Girls

Posted on March 23, 2023 · A new exhibit at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum highlights some of the women of Houston's aviation history.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2518: Annular Wings

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 10, 2023 · Episode #2518: Annular wings: another idea that seems as though it should work. Will it? Today, a strange airplane wing.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2508: Asymmetry

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 27, 2023 · Episode: 2508 The paradox of asymmetry — in faces, airplanes, and tigers. Today, dare we look upon asymmetry?

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