Why can an aeroplane fly?
Why can an aeroplane fly?
Prof Dr Martin Holthaus
Institute of Physics
Why can an aeroplane fly? Silly question: Because it has wings. But why can something that has wings fly? To help us find the answer to this question, we will carry out some experiments using paper, table tennis balls and, above all, a lot of air. Because the secret of flight is closely linked to a natural law that determines the behaviour of fast-flowing air. If we have understood this law by the end of the lecture, then we will also know what a large aeroplane and a small perfume atomiser have in common! Moderator: Dr Christiane Brokmann-Nooren, Centre for Advanced Scientific Training (ZWW)
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 4.30 to 5.30 p.m.
Audimax Hörsaalzentrum
