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What about wingtip using in aircraft?
Reduced certain type of drag (air resistance) and thus improves fuel efficiency and range.
How can drag be reduced when flying a plane?
Keeping the aircraft as light as possible. Having the centre of gravity as far back(aft) as the flight manual will allow. Flying at the minimum drag speed.
What does drag do for an aircraft?
Drag slows down aircraft, which is why designers of aircraft that are supposed to be fast pointy and waisted, because a pointy shape has less drag, and waisted because of the area rule, which also helps an aircraft to go faster.
What is drag in an aircraft?
In aircraft aerodynamics, drag is the force that opposes forward motion, caused by air resistance as the aircraft is pushed forward by it's engines.
How does drag affect an aircraft's speed?
Drag is resistance. It lowers it.
How can drag be reduced in practice?
Air drag can be reduced by improving riding posture and the use of tight fitting slick clothes.. Mechanical drag can be reduced by the use of high quality bearings.
What is thrust for an airplane?
Thrust is the produced force of the aircraft that propels the aircraft forward in order to overcome drag. Drag is the natural force of the air that resists the motion of the aircraft.
How do you reduce drag?
By streamlining the aircraft.
What is drag on a plane?
drag is minimized by aerofoil shape. drag is a force acts on aircraft to minimize speed
How do you control drag from increasing on helicopter?
Drag cannot be eliminated because drag always acts parallel to the relative wind. We can control by purchasing or using the right airfoil on the aircraft. An airfoil with smooth surface produces more lift than one with a rough surface. A rough surface creates turbulence, which reduced lft and increases drag.
How does the drag affect the forward motion of the airplane?
Drag slows the forward movement of aircraft.
Induced drag in airplane is reduced by?
winglet
