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Wright Flyer Project
2018Co-Authors: NasaAbstract:The wind tunnel test results have been published in the literature as summarized at the end of this report. As part of the education program, an introduction to engineering course module was designed and tested on 80 freshman engineering students at Old Dominion University. The five-week module required that five-person teams design, build and fly a radio-controlled airplane using only the wind tunnel data developed by the Wright Brothers in 1902. That module is described in Sparks and Ash (2001). The Principal Investigator has co-authored one dozen publications resulting from this research, as listed at the end of this report. The Principal Investigator has given fourteen lectures on the Wright Brother testing program and has appeared in two documentary television programs (summarized at the end of this report). Speaking invitations have continued since the completion of the project.
Schrader, Cheryl B. - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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May 2, 2019 - From the President\u27s Desk
CORE Scholar, 2019Co-Authors: Schrader, Cheryl B.Abstract:President Cheryl B. Schrader writes about her celebration of graduation. She congratulates the graduates, as well as thanking faculty and staff for their commitment to education. She also announces the recognition of Amanda Wright Lane, a relative of the Wright Brother\u27s who is an avid supporter of the University
Dale M. Meade - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Road Map for a Modular Magnetic Fusion Program
2013Co-Authors: Dale M. MeadeAbstract:During the past several decades magnetic fusion has made outstanding progress in understanding the science of fusion plasmas, the achievement of actual fusion plasmas and the development of key fusion technologies. Magnetic fusion is now technically ready to take the next step: the study of high gain fusion plasmas, the optimization of fusion plasmas and the continued development and integration of fusion technology. However, each of these objectives requires significant resources since the tests are now being done at the energy production scale. This paper describes a modular approach that addresses these objectives in specialized facilities that reduces the technical risk and lowers cost for near term facilities needed to address critical issues. Ignition the Litmus Test for Fusion The focal point of the modular strategy is to address the key credibility test for fusion, the achievement of high-gain fusion plasmas in the laboratory. This would constitute a proof of magnetic fusion, the analog of the Wright Brother's flight for aviation or Fermi's first selfsustained reactions in nuclear fission. Ignition is the litmus test for fusion, and until high-gain plasmas can be produced in the laboratory, the world fusion community will not be able to explore, understand and then optimize the physics of a fusion plasma needed for a fusion power plant
