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Aerodynamics

Air is stuff, and it pushes back. From streamlines to stall, drag to downforce, this course runs the same physics through aircraft wings and Formula 1 floors — because they are the same machine, pointed in opposite directions.

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  1. 01Air is stuffPressure, density, and why moving through air costs anything at all.~5 min· up next
  2. 02Feeling the flowStreamlines, the boundary layer, and when smooth flow gives up.~5 min
  3. 03How a wing liftsTurning air downwards — the honest version of the lift story.~6 min
  4. 04Angle of attackMore angle, more lift — until the flow lets go. Stall, explained.~5 min
  5. 05DragThe price of everything: where it comes from, how to spend less of it.~5 min
  6. 06DownforceA wing upside down — how race cars borrow the sky’s physics.~5 min
  7. 07Ground effectThe floor is the biggest wing on an F1 car. Here is why.~6 min
  8. 08Same physics, opposite goalsPlane wings vs car wings — one equation, two jobs.~5 min
  9. 09Steering the airAilerons, elevators, rudders — how aircraft actually turn.~5 min
  10. 10Flying fastCompressibility, the sound barrier, and why shapes change at speed.~6 min
  11. 11The final examEighteen questions across lift, drag and downforce. No notes.~10 min