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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 Does Temperature Affect Air Density?
What Happens to a Body Falling From a Building?
How High Can You Survive a Fall Into Water?
How Dangerous Is Lightning? What It Does to Your Body
How to Survive a Falling Elevator, According to Science
What Is Inertial Navigation and How Does It Work?
How to Prevent Nitrogen Narcosis While Scuba Diving
What Is a Pitot Tube and How Does It Work?
What Is Interference Drag and How Is It Reduced?
Why Do Pitchers Rub the Ball Before Pitching?
How Drones Fly: Forces, Motors, and Sensors
What Are Afterburners and How Do They Work?
How Many Collisions Occur in a Crash: The 3 Stages
How Does Traction Work? The Science of Grip and Friction
What Actually Happens If You Sneeze Underwater?
Why Do Leaves Spin When They Fall?
Does Earth’s Rotation Affect Flight Time?
How to Calculate Altitude: Pressure, GPS, and Geometry
Can You Smell Air? The Science Behind What We Sense
Why Do You Need to Decompress When Diving?
How to Find Pressure Altitude With an Altimeter or Formula
What Actually Happens When You Fart in Water?
How to Get Pressure Altitude: Formula & Altimeter
Why Does Being Wet Feel Uncomfortable?
What Is Geometric Altitude and How Is It Measured?
What Is the Partial Pressure of Oxygen at Sea Level?
Why Is Air Pressure Necessary for Life?
Why Does Wind Whistle? The Science of Wind Noise
Can You Breathe Under a Blanket? The Science Explained
What Does 3 Gs Feel Like? The Physical and Physiological Effects