Texas Idea Farm -- Basic Aerodynamics Course

This is the Short Course Page on Basic Aerodynamics. Your choices are as follows:

Download the available content and teach yourself for free.
Contact GW for paid instruction on-site, or in a scheduled class.

Content:

Basic Notions

About forces, boundry layers, wake zones

Forces

How the forces break down

Dynamic Pressure

Dynamic (Wind) pressure and how it breaks down

Coefficients

What's important; how they vary in the real world

Density Ratio

How-to; using an altimeter; OAT and ICAO Table

Endurance & Range

How-to; using an altimeter; OAT and ICAO Table

Textbook:	None
Audience:	Pilots never formally trained in aerodynamics, especially those building and flying "experimental" aircraft
Scope:	Estimated at a maximum of 2 - 6 hours of "hands-on" instruction, assuming small class sizes or individual instruction, and a clean hanger or shop floor to work in; assuming that the students have their own airplanes; also assuming that all content items listed above are taught (pro-rated down by item for scope reductions). Book-learning plus flying takes longer, book-learning only is much shorter.
Location:	Classes at GW's shop, or on-site within 50 miles of McGregor
Availability:	Weekends / Selected after-hours only
Cost	About $60 (as of date) per instructor hour (multiple students cut per-student cost dramatically!), plus $1.00 per one-way mile, per trip and if applicable. Discounts available for educational or religious institutions.
Contact:	G.W. Johnson "Basic Aerodynamics" 5886 New Windsor Pkwy. McGregor, TX 76657 Email GW directly

Basic Notions	About forces, boundry layers, wake zones
Forces	How the forces break down
Dynamic Pressure	Dynamic (Wind) pressure and how it breaks down
Coefficients	What's important; how they vary in the real world
Density Ratio	How-to; using an altimeter; OAT and ICAO Table
Endurance & Range	How-to; using an altimeter; OAT and ICAO Table