GENERIC NAME: ipratropium bromide inhaler. BRAND NAME: Atrovent HFA, Atrovent. DISCONTINUED BRANDS: Atrovent. DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Ipratropium bromide is a bronchodilator that dilates (enlarges) airways (bronchi) in the lungs. It is used in treating, symptoms of asthma, colds, allergies, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
What Is Aeronautics? Aeronautics is the science that underlies the study, design, and manufacture of airplanes or other aviation vehicles. Aeronautics also includes research into methods for aircraft operation within the earth's atmosphere. Aeronautical engineers apply principles and concepts of engineering to create new aircraft containing the most current and sophisticated technologies.
Aerodynamics Aerodynamics is the study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air. Studying the motion of air around an object allows us to measure the forces of lift, which allows an aircraft to overcome gravity, and drag, which is the resistance an aircraft âfeelsâ as it moves through the air. Everything moving through the air (including airplanes, rockets, and birds) is affected by aerodynamics. In this section, we will explore how lift and drag work at both subsonic speedsâslower than the speed of soundâand, later, at supersonic speedsâfaster than the speed of sound.