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The Science & Engineering of iFLY
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STEM is fun!
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STEM is used in the real world to solve problems and improve lives.
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Exciting futures in STEM await you.
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This is a Closed
Loop Vertical
Wind Tunnel.
350 HP fanX2350 HP fanX2
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Wind tunnel
testing
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Fluids
vs.
Solids
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Air
is a
fluid.
By Georgepehli (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Moving air can cause a force.
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gravity
pulling you down
force of air
pushing you up
force of air
pushing you up
gravity
pulling you down
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A smaller
frontal area
increases
your velocity.
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A larger
frontal area
decreases
your velocity.
17iFLY | INDOOR SKYDIVINGBy Krzysztof Wilk (Krzysztof Wilk) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By User Alers on sv.wikipedia - Originally from sv.wikipedia
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Let’s try it out!
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The Science & Engineering of iFLY