How ia Aviation related to math???

Question

Like the formulas.

Answer 1

To design an airplane at a basic level you need to be able to calculate all the forces acting on the airplane. There is thrust from the engine, drag from the air, lift from the wings and gravity trying to pull the plane back to earth. It is a bit more complex than that but that is the basics.

To fly the airplane takes a bit of math as well. To navigate (get where you want to go) you need to be able to calculate how long it will take to get there given the speed of the plane (distance/speed=time).

You need to calculate the total weight of the plane so it is not too heavy to take off, (Empty weight of the plane+ weight of passengers+ weight of baggage +weight of fuel < the max takeoff weight of the plane).

You need to calculate how much fuel it will take to get to your destination. (time in the air/rate of fuel burn= how many gallons of fuel need for the trip)

These are not all the math problems pilots have to do. But as you can see there is a lot of math not only designing but also flying an airplane

Answer 2

to design planes you need to know the branch of math called Fluid Dynamics. To be able to unerstand this subject you should be very familiar with calculus, differential equations, partial differentilal equations etc

Fluid dynamics is the sub-discipline of fluid mechanics dealing with fluids (liquids and gases) in motion. It has several subdisciplines itself, including aerodynamics (the study of gases in motion) and hydrodynamics (the study of liquids in motion). Fluid dynamics has a wide range of applications, including calculating forces and moments on aircraft, determining the mass flow rate of petroleum through pipelines, predicting weather patterns and reportedly modelling fission weapon detonation. Some of its principles are even used in traffic engineering, where traffic is treated as a continuous fluid.