Aerodynamics engineer and mathematician Irmgard Flügge-Lotz was born #OTD in 1903.

She advanced the understanding of aerodynamic pressure on wings and turbine blades, pioneered the theory of discontinuous control systems, and was the first woman named full professor of engineering at Stanford.

@mcnees

What better object to use to show the aerodynamics of than a potato!

@SecularJeffrey @mcnees Mmmm, supersonically baked potato...

@_thegeoff @mcnees

Adding chives and bacon bits would cause pitch and yaw causing an uncontrolled spiral and eventual unplanned disassembly.