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The Aerodynamics of Speed Skiing

27 Feb 2013

By studying the aerodynamics of speed skiing, Cambridge Engineering student Robert Sills is developing methods to improve results of the British...

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Air flow across a wing

How wings really work

25 Jan 2012

A 1-minute video released by the University of Cambridge sets the record straight on a much misunderstood concept – how wings lift.

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A DC4 drops a bouncing bomb in the reconstructed Dambusters operation.

Bombs away: The Dambusters bounce back

30 Apr 2011

The daring Dambusters raid of World War II, in which RAF pilots famously used a bouncing bomb to breach two German dams, has been recreated by a...

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