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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 do you alter drag in flying devices?
Drag is comes from the resistance created by objects to the flow of a medium. In this case the drag of an aircraft can be increased by better aerodynamics and flight surfaces. Drag can be increasing surfaces that impede the smooth flow of air.
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.
Is profile drag of an aircraft also known as skin drag?
no, its part of profile drag. due to roughness, skin friction increases which affects the drag. drag can also be increased by changing the shape or by introduction of active/passiv flow control devices like vortex generators.
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.
How do birds control their yaw?
Birds control their Yaw by changing pitch in their main and tail wings, increasing or decreasing drag and lift from one side of their body to the other.
What is drag on a plane?
drag is minimized by aerofoil shape. drag is a force acts on aircraft to minimize speed
How does the drag affect the forward motion of the airplane?
Drag slows the forward movement of aircraft.
How does an airplane prevent drag?
Aircraft design reduces drag, but cannot prevent it. Aerodynamics is the study of such.
