Author

Dev Mehta

Dev Mehta, CFI, CFII, is a flight instructor at a general aviation flight school. He teaches student pilots aviation weather and has flown small aircraft for years, having logged charter flight hours before teaching at regional airfields. He writes about aviation weather and aerodynamics for Biology Insights. Mehta holds a bachelor’s degree in aviation science and restores oil-finished hand tools found at flea markets.

How Are Buoys Anchored? The Science of Mooring Systems
How Fast Does Something Fall? The Science Explained
How a Pulse Jet Works: Combustion Cycle and Designs
Can You Survive a Direct Lightning Strike?
How Many Gs Will Kill You? The Science Explained
Why Does a Sealed Bag of Chips Expand at Higher Altitude?
How Deep Can a Human Survive Underwater?
Does the Speed of Sound Change With Altitude?
How to Use a Vaneometer for Accurate Measurements
How Does G-Force Affect the Human Body?
How Fast Does a Human Fall & What Is Terminal Velocity?
How Underwater Pressure Affects the Human Body
How Many G’s Does It Take to Cause a Concussion?
How Long Can You Survive in a Freezer?
The Heart Is Likely to Stop at What Current Level?
Why Can’t I Jump? The Science of Vertical Movement
Why Are Short People So Strong? The Science Explained
How to Withstand G-Force: Training and Techniques
What Happens If Lightning Strikes a Lake While Swimming?
How Fast Do You Have to Run on Water in MPH?
How Much PSI Does It Take to Break Skin?
How Many Pounds of Force Does It Take to Break a Skull?
What Is Negative G and How Does It Affect the Human Body?
What Happens If Lightning Strikes Water You’re In?
How Big Would Wings Need to Be for a Human to Fly?
What Is the Human Center of Gravity and Why Is It Important?
Why Does a Hot Air Balloon Rise? The Science Explained
What Is Ambient Pressure and How Is It Measured?
Why Do Some People Not Float? The Science Explained
How High Can You Jump From Without Breaking a Bone?