Wood Wood aircraft construction dates back to the early days of aircraft. Today only a limited number of wood aircraft…
k12engineering podcast
K12 Engineering podcast – for all the educators, engineers, entrepreneurs, and parents out there who want to instill engineering thinking…
spatial awareness puzzles
Spatial Awareness puzzles Spatial awareness puzzles rely on your ability to visualize and mentally manipulate objects in an environment. Spatial…
control
from Begin Robotics – University of Reading Controller – A device which forms part of a control system – often…
wind power
Wind power – conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make…
wind tunnel
Pictured: Engineers making a check on body of a model of a supersonic aircraft before a test run in the…
What were they thinking?
There are engineering stories behind existing machines, tools and man-made structures. Engineers like to learn by doing. So we have…
winch
Winch – a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or adjust…
wheel and axle
Wheel and Axle: A wheel and axle has a larger wheel (or wheels) connected by a smaller cylinder (axle) and…
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi – a popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data wirelessly (using radio waves) over a computer…
Wikipedia
Engineering 4 Kids adopted many of the policies and guidelines set out for Wikipedia. We admire and respect the work…
weightlessness
weightlessness, or an absence of ‘weight’, is in fact an absence of stress and strain resulting from externally applied mechanical…
welding
Welding – a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. This is often done by…
weight and balance
Weight Balance FAA AIM / FAR Center of gravity empty weight empty moment mean aerodynamic chord Passengers Baggage load Fuel…
weight in space
Gravity on different celestial bodies Gravity is the force that gives things “weight” and is different on different worlds due…
