Flying Cars & Pilotless Planes with NASA Engineer, Wendy Okolo, PhD.
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Air and Atmosphere
The hosts answer questions about the relationship between altitude, air density, and aircraft design, explaining why commercial planes don't fly higher in the atmosphere and how high-flying aircraft function in thin atmospheres. They also discuss different aircraft designs and concepts, the influence of computers on airplane design, and Wendy's book on becoming a rocket scientist.
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