The major lift producing component of an aerospace vehicle is the wing surface and the control deflection is provided by the control surfaces. When the control moment and the aerodynamic moment are balanced, this state is called the trim state of the vehicle. For a statically stable vehicle(C.G. ahead of C.P.), the control moment generated…
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‘In the Land of White Orchids’- A Day Trip across Kurseong & Darjeeling..Part I
I had only a day to explore Kurseong and with some late planning further in the day….to Darjeeling. Well, this time work has taken me again to this beautiful part of North Bengal. I was staying in Sevoke road near Dooars where people usually go there for vacation and mostly to escape th summer heat….
Indigo ground crew at Bagdogra airport saved my day!!
So I was travelling from Bagdogra to Kolkata (IXB-CCU) on 26 March 1635 hrs flight, after my work finished in Siliguri. I got dropped at Bagdogra Airport by about 1500 hours. The mobile network of Jio was not working, so I went up to the counter to show my PNR and asked for the ticket…
About Cruciform Missile : Difference between + and x flying orientation
MISSILES, historically, and even in current design and development are of cruciform type with low aspect ratio wing/control fins. This was mainly due to carriage point of view and more often than not, it needs to be stored in launch tube/canister unlike aircraft with high aspect ratio surfaces. In most instances, missiles fly in “plus…