Portrait of Isaac Newton and listing of this Three Laws of Motion. The motion of an aircraft through the air can be explained and described by physical principals discovered over 300 years ago by Sir Isaac Newton. Newton worked in many areas of mathematics and physics. read more
Sir Isaac Newton; First Law of Motion; Second Law of Motion; Third Law of Motion; Review Newton's Laws; Quiz; Quiz Answers; read more
The laws are shown above, and the application of these laws to aerodynamics are given on separate slides. Newton's first law states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force. read more
Newton's laws of motion are three physical laws that, together, laid the foundation for classical mechanics. They describe the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it, and its motion in response to those forces. read more