The Ground Effect The Engines of Our Ingenuity

Today, the ground effect. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run and about the people whose ingenuity created them.  An odd thing happens when an aeroplane flies very close to the water or the ground -- less than a wingspan above the surface. At that height, air is forced in under the wing. As it's slightly-compressed, the air improves lift and the plane needs a lot less power to stay aloft. It partially coasts upon that cushion of air.

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity

First-Ever Space Helicopter Approaching Mars Aboard NASA's Rover

This robotic, solar-powered plane might be NASA's new way to explore Mars

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The Silverplate B-29: Delivering the Atomic Bombs

Ingenuity is still flying on Mars. Here's what it's been up to

NASA's Mars Ingenuity chopper went silent for six 'agonizing' days - Interesting Engineering

Mars Report: The Most Extreme Flights of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter – NASA Mars Exploration

Ingenuity: How the Mars helicopter will fly on another planet - BBC Science Focus Magazine

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity spotted a 'heart' in Perseverance rover's tracks on 9th flight (video)

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