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Some questions may require calculations and others are general knowledge questions.&#xa;&#xa;Here&#x27;s this week&#x27;s question&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;The use of oil flow visualisation as a means of identifying flow features can be a valuable tool to a]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2015 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25913&#x2f;ESDU-Challenge-Acenaphthene]]></guid><dc:creator>SavvyExacta</dc:creator><dc:subject>IHS ESDU Blog</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESDU Challenge&#x3a; Parachute Decelerator]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25190&#x2f;ESDU-Challenge-Parachute-Decelerator&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this series from IHS ESDU, challenge questions will be posted for the community. Some questions may require calculations and others are general knowledge questions.&#xa;&#xa;Here&#x27;s this week&#x27;s question&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;Which type of parachute would be suitable as an aerodynamics decelerator to reduce an aircraft&#x27;s&#xd; lan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2014 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25190&#x2f;ESDU-Challenge-Parachute-Decelerator]]></guid><dc:creator>SavvyExacta</dc:creator><dc:subject>IHS ESDU Blog</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESDU Challenge&#x3a; Geopotential Height]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25141&#x2f;ESDU-Challenge-Geopotential-Height&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this series from IHS ESDU, challenge questions will be posted for the community. Some questions may require calculations and others are general knowledge questions.&#xa;&#xa;Here&#x27;s this week&#x27;s question&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;An aircraft is flying at a geometric height of 10000 m at a&#xd; geographic latitude of &#x2b;10&#xb0;. What is the]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2014 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25141&#x2f;ESDU-Challenge-Geopotential-Height]]></guid><dc:creator>SavvyExacta</dc:creator><dc:subject>IHS ESDU Blog</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESDU Challenge&#x3a; Vertical Winglet]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25157&#x2f;ESDU-Challenge-Vertical-Winglet&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this series from IHS ESDU, challenge questions will be posted for the community. Some questions may require calculations and others are general knowledge questions.&#xa;&#xa;Here&#x27;s this week&#x27;s question&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;For an elliptically loaded aircraft wing, will adding a vertical winglet having a length of 15&#x25; wings]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2014 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25157&#x2f;ESDU-Challenge-Vertical-Winglet]]></guid><dc:creator>SavvyExacta</dc:creator><dc:subject>IHS ESDU Blog</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Validated Materials Properties]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25105&#x2f;Validated-Materials-Properties&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Design engineers can spend a great deal of time rigorously developing models, analyzing structures, and simulating product performance. 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Some questions may require calculations and others are general knowledge questions.&#xa;&#xa;Here&#x27;s this week&#x27;s question&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;1. &#xd; A shock wave travels across a&#xd; lake and meets the entrance of a 2 km long water filled pipe drai]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2014 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25104&#x2f;ESDU-Challenge-Shock-Wave]]></guid><dc:creator>SavvyExacta</dc:creator><dc:subject>IHS ESDU Blog</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESDU Challenge&#x3a; Sound and Wind Speed]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25073&#x2f;ESDU-Challenge-Sound-and-Wind-Speed&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this series from IHS ESDU, challenge questions will be posted for the community. Some questions may require calculations and others are general knowledge questions.&#xa;&#xa;Here&#x27;s this week&#x27;s question&#x3a;&#xa;&#xa;Compared&#xd; with constant wind speed as a function of height, if wind speed increased with&#xd; height abov]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2014 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25073&#x2f;ESDU-Challenge-Sound-and-Wind-Speed]]></guid><dc:creator>SavvyExacta</dc:creator><dc:subject>IHS ESDU Blog</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aging Engineers]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;25067&#x2f;Aging-Engineers&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[The alarms sounding the retirement of baby-boomer engineers have been going off for quite a while. 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