In this video we discuss dimensionless aerodynamic coefficients (sometimes referred to as coefficients of lift, drag, etc.). The overall goal is to characterize how the aerodynamic forces and moments are a function of various independent variables. We show how to use dimensionless aerodynamic coefficients to reduce the size/dimensionality of the problem.

Topics and timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
8:24 – Defining and using aerodynamic coefficients

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