• How Things Fly Exhibition
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    The How Things Fly gallery at the National Mall building after 2009 redesign. This gallery is devoted to explaining the basic principles that allow aircraft and spacecraft to fly. Dozens of interactive displays introduce visitors to the four forces of flight (lift, drag, thrust, weight) and how they affect the design and operation of aircraft and spacecraft.
  • How Things Fly Exhibition

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Eric Long

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WEB11144-2009

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