NASA Used Supercomputer to Simulate How Air Flows Around a Drone

A DJI Phantom 3 drone is flown during a drone demonstration.

A DJI Phantom 3 drone is flown during a drone demonstration. Alex Brandon/AP

The findings could help improve future technology.

The video below is a simulation created by NASA to show how air flows around a drone. The Ames Research Center created the animation to better understand how drones fly, and to improve drone technology in the future. Learn more about it here.