Premier Aerodynamics Podcast

How do different downhill skiing and super G postures affect a skier's aerodynamics. That's what we're looking at in this podcast.Interested in plane aerodynamics? Check out our dedicated plane aerodynamics channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PremierAerodynamicsPlanesLearn CFD / Aerodynamics✅ OpenFOAM Courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/✅ Automotive Aerodynamics Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Automotive-Aerodynamics/✅ RC Airplane Design & Build Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/RC-Airplane-Course/Work with me🚗 Car CFD Simulation Commissions: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Simulate-Your-Own-Car/Community💬 Free Discord (CFD + aero discussion): https://discord.gg/QajxVpmYMQ📄 Paper link, and scientific images in the thumbnail (open access):https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12283-022-00385-2, Aerodynamic influence of an alpine skier’s arms, licensed under: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/👍 If this helped, please like, subscribe, and share—weekly research breakdowns + aero simulations.#aerodynamics #cfd #skiingaerodynamics #downhillskiing #superG #skierdrag #skieraerodynamics #downhillskiingdrag

Spiders give off aerodynamic signatures when they charge and attack prey. In this podcast, we'll explore how the air moves around a spider when it does so, and whether its prey, like crickets, use that to escape being caught.Interested in plane aerodynamics? Check out our dedicated plane aerodynamics channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PremierAerodynamicsPlanesLearn CFD / Aerodynamics✅ OpenFOAM Courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/✅ Automotive Aerodynamics Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Automotive-Aerodynamics/✅ RC Airplane Design & Build Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/RC-Airplane-Course/Work with me🚗 Car CFD Simulation Commissions: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Simulate-Your-Own-Car/Community💬 Free Discord (CFD + aero discussion): https://discord.gg/QajxVpmYMQ📄 Paper link, and scientific image in the thumbnail (open access):https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0002116, The Aerodynamic Signature of Running Spiders, licensed under: Creative Commons👍 If this helped, please like, subscribe, and share—weekly research breakdowns + aero simulations.#aerodynamics #cfd #insectaerodynamics #spideraerodynamics #cricketaerodynamics

Why Haven't Hyperloops become a reality?In this podcast episode, we're joined by Aerodynamicist, Benedikt Geiben, to discuss the aerodynamic problem that's holding hyperloops back, and his latest research looking to help solve it.If you want to get in touch with Benedikt, you can via his socials heree:Benedikt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benediktgeiben/Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=VXXj8twAAAAJAnd if you're interested in the paper shown in this video, it can be found here:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-025-00921-3Licensed under creative commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/And if you'd like to learn more about HTLES, Benedikt sent me these two:Duffal et al., 2019: https://doi.org/10.1115/AJKFluids2019-4937Duffal et al., 2022: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-021-00264-zLearn CFD / Aerodynamics✅ OpenFOAM Courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/✅ Automotive Aerodynamics Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Automotive-Aerodynamics/✅ RC Airplane Design & Build Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/RC-Airplane-Course/Work with me🚗 Car CFD Simulation Commissions: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Simulate-Your-Own-Car/Interested in plane aerodynamics? Check out our dedicated plane aerodynamics channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PremierAerodynamicsPlanesCommunity💬 Free Discord (CFD + aero discussion): https://discord.gg/QajxVpmYMQ👍 If this helped, please like, subscribe, and share—weekly research breakdowns + aero simulations.#aerodynamics #cfd #hyperloop #sonic #transonicflow #HTLES #DES #DDES #IDDES #LES #RANS #URANS #hyperloopaerodynamics #hyperloopshockwave #hyperloopdrag #hyperloopmach

How do front wheels affect an F1 car's front wing downforce? And vice versa? in this episode, we'll cover exactly that, as well as the drag and the pressure coefficient distribution over the wing.Interested in plane aerodynamics? Check out our dedicated plane aerodynamics channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PremierAerodynamicsPlanesLearn CFD / Aerodynamics✅ OpenFOAM Courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/✅ Automotive Aerodynamics Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Automotive-Aerodynamics/✅ RC Airplane Design & Build Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/RC-Airplane-Course/Work with me🚗 Car CFD Simulation Commissions: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Simulate-Your-Own-Car/Community💬 Free Discord (CFD + aero discussion): https://discord.gg/QajxVpmYMQ📄 Paper link, and scientific image in the thumbnail (open access):https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/7/6/182, Computational Investigation of the Aerodynamics of a Wheel Installed on a Race Car with a Multi-Element Front Wing, licensed under: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/👍 If this helped, please like, subscribe, and share—weekly research breakdowns + aero simulations.#aerodynamics #cfd #formulaOne #f1 #f1aerodynamics #formulaoneaerodynamics #formulaonewing #formulaonedownforce #formulaonedrag #formulaonewheel #formulaonefrontwing #f1downforce #f1drag

Some insects actually SWIM through the air by using drag as the vertical force instead of lift. But how? That's what we're covering in this podcast episode.Interested in plane aerodynamics? Check out our dedicated plane aerodynamics channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PremierAerodynamicsPlanesLearn CFD / Aerodynamics✅ OpenFOAM Courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/✅ Automotive Aerodynamics Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Automotive-Aerodynamics/✅ RC Airplane Design & Build Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/RC-Airplane-Course/Work with me🚗 Car CFD Simulation Commissions: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Simulate-Your-Own-Car/Community💬 Free Discord (CFD + aero discussion): https://discord.gg/QajxVpmYMQ📄 Paper link, and scientific image in the thumbnail (open access):https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00348-020-03027-0, Aerodynamic performance of a bristled wing of a very small insect, licensed under: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/👍 If this helped, please like, subscribe, and share—weekly research breakdowns + aero simulations.#aerodynamics #cfd #insectaerodynamics #insectflight #paddlingeffectivenessfactor #insectswimming #insectflight

How does Formula one's new active aero rules differ to the old drag reduction system (DRS)? Which is better and how do each affect an F1 car's downforce and drag? That's what we're covering in this podcast episode.Learn CFD / Aerodynamics✅ OpenFOAM Courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/✅ Automotive Aerodynamics Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Automotive-Aerodynamics/✅ RC Airplane Design & Build Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/RC-Airplane-Course/Work with me🚗 Car CFD Simulation Commissions: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Simulate-Your-Own-Car/

Interested in plane aerodynamics? Check out our dedicated plane aerodynamics channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PremierAerodynamicsPlanesCommunity💬 Free Discord (CFD + aero discussion): https://discord.gg/QajxVpmYMQ📄 Paper link (open access), and original thumbnail image:https://asianssr.org/index.php/ajct/article/view/1446, Aerodynamics in Formula 1: A Literature Review on Design Strategies, Performance, and Regulatory Evolutions, https://doi.org/10.33130/AJCT.2025v1103.011, licensed under: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/👍 If this helped, please like, subscribe, and share—weekly research breakdowns + aero simulations.#aerodynamics #cfd #formulaone #formula1 #f1# formulaoneaerodynamics #formulaoneactiveaero #formulaonedrs #formulaonedragreductionsystem

How does placing propellers closer to each other affect their thrust and power output? That's what we're covering in this podcast episode.Interested in plane aerodynamics? Check out our dedicated plane aerodynamics channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PremierAerodynamicsPlanesLearn CFD / Aerodynamics✅ OpenFOAM Courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/✅ Automotive Aerodynamics Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Automotive-Aerodynamics/✅ RC Airplane Design & Build Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/RC-Airplane-Course/Work with me🚗 Car CFD Simulation Commissions: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Simulate-Your-Own-Car/Community💬 Free Discord (CFD + aero discussion): https://discord.gg/QajxVpmYMQ📄 Paper link (open access):https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13272-025-00903-5, Acoustic and aerodynamic evaluation of POLIMI tandem propellers in hover and cruise flight conditions within GARTEUR AG26, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-025-00903-5, licensed under: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/👍 If this helped, please like, subscribe, and share—weekly research breakdowns + aero simulations.#aerodynamics #cfd #propeller #tandempropeller #prop #tandemprop #propinterference #dronepropeller #droneprop #propelleraerodynamics #propaerodynamics #propellerperformance #propperformance

How does a motorbike's aerodynamics change with changing crosswind? And what happens in extreme crosswinds? That's what we're covering in this podcast episode.Learn CFD / Aerodynamics✅ OpenFOAM Courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/✅ Automotive Aerodynamics Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Automotive-Aerodynamics/✅ RC Airplane Design & Build Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/RC-Airplane-Course/Work with me🚗 Car CFD Simulation Commissions: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Simulate-Your-Own-Car/Community💬 Free Discord (CFD + aero discussion): https://discord.gg/QajxVpmYMQ📄 Paper link (open access):https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/19942060.2015.1071524?needAccess=true,A numerical investigation of the flow around a motorbike when subjected to crosswinds, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19942060.2015.1071524, licensed under: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/👍 If this helped, please like, subscribe, and share—weekly research breakdowns + aero simulations.#motorcycle #aerodynamics #cfd

Fixed-wing aircraft aren’t supposed to turn like this.

So how do birds pull off insanely tight turns—and can planes do the same?

In this video, we break down a recent aerodynamics paper that shows how bird-inspired morphing wings and tails dramatically increase turning performance in fixed-wing aircraft. Using wind-tunnel experiments and real flight data, the researchers reveal why changing shape matters more than just adding control authority.

We’ll cover:

Why conventional planes struggle to turn tightly

How birds use wing morphing + tail control to stay agile

What the experiments actually measured (and what surprised the researchers)What this means for drones, UAVs, and future aircraft designs

If you’re into aerodynamics, CFD, flight mechanics, drones, or biomimicry, this one’s for you.Learn CFD / Aerodynamics✅ OpenFOAM Courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/✅ Automotive Aerodynamics Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Automotive-Aerodynamics/✅ RC Airplane Design & Build Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/RC-Airplane-Course/Work with me🚗 Car CFD Simulation Commissions: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Simulate-Your-Own-Car/Community💬 Free Discord (CFD + aero discussion): https://discord.gg/QajxVpmYMQ📄 Paper link (open access):https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44172-022-00035-2?fromPaywallRec=false, Sharp turning maneuvers with avian-inspired wing and tail morphing, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-022-00035-2, licensed under: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Can a “whale-inspired” wavy leading edge actually make a track bike fork faster?In this episode of Premier Aerodynamics, we break down a new CFD paper that tests tubercle-style waviness on a fork-like element—and explains the physics behind any drag change (vortex shedding, wake structure, and unsteady forces).✅ What you’ll learn in this breakdown:• What “tubercles” / wavy leading edges are (and why they’re used in aero)• What the paper modeled for indoor track cycling conditions• What changes in the wake when the leading edge becomes wavy• Why simulation fidelity matters (RANS vs LES) and what each can miss• What “a few percent” means in real marginal-gains terms—and what it doesn’t meanLearn CFD / Aerodynamics✅ OpenFOAM Courses: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Courses/✅ Automotive Aerodynamics Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Automotive-Aerodynamics/✅ RC Airplane Design & Build Course: https://premieraerodynamics.com/RC-Airplane-Course/Work with me🚗 Car CFD Simulation Commissions: https://premieraerodynamics.com/Simulate-Your-Own-Car/Community💬 Free Discord (CFD + aero discussion): https://discord.gg/QajxVpmYMQ📄 Paper link (open access):https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pamm.202400178, Numerical investigation of drag reduction effects on a track bicycle fork using wings with a wavy leading edge, licensed under: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⏱️ Chapters:00:00 The “wavy edge” idea (and why it might work)02:20 What the study tested03:30 CFD approach16:30 Key results: drag + force fluctuations20:00 What this means for real bikes (and limitations)💬 Question for you:If you could redesign ONE bike component for aero gains (fork, bars, wheels, helmet), which would you pick—and why?👍 If this helped, please like, subscribe, and share—weekly research breakdowns + aero simulations.#TrackCycling #CyclingAero #CFD #Aerodynamics #VortexShedding #MarginalGains