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Two things: first, friction between the outside of the plane and the air it's passing through. Second, turbulence in the air will drag on the plane.
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Which four forces causes a airplane to become airborne?
There are two forces that causes an airplane to be airborne. They are Thrust and Lift. The other two forces resists the airplane's flight. They are Gravity and Drag.
Induced drag in airplane is reduced by?
winglet
How does the drag affect the forward motion of the airplane?
Drag slows the forward movement of aircraft.
What is drag for an airplane?
Drag is a force that acts opposite to the direction of movement of an airplane. Drag is mainly caused by air. The other forces that act on the plane while moving in the air are thrust, lift etc..
What is the purpose of increasing or decreasing the angle of incidence of a particular wing?
An airplane wing flys by Newton's third law--by thrusting large volumes of air downward (regardless of what you may have heard). This upward force is called lift. The downward force is gravity, the engine causes forward thrust and there is plenty of drag caused by the airplane moving through the air (from several sources). Increasing the angle of incidence slightly causes the lift to increase but also the drag. Thus the airplane may go up but also slow down. Lowering the angle of incidence causes the lift to decrease, the drag to decrease and the speed to increase. How these things balance and the resulting lift/drag is up to the designer of the wing.
What is the drag of an airplane?
The drag of an airplane is the air resistance caused by the plane flying through air. Similar to when you pull your hand through water and feel resistance.
What are two different ways to change drag on an airplane and how would the airplane respond to that?
Flaps would increase drag increasing your speed will increase it even more
How does drag affect a paper airplane?
Drag effects paper airplane just as it affects anything else that moves. It is either parasitic or induced on paper airplanes. Drag may reduce a paper airplanes speed and/or range.
The resisting force exerted on an airplane is called?
drag
What Is Drag On An Airplane?
the force created by air resistance
The Force of an airplane that opposes thrust is called?
Drag
How does an airplane prevent drag?
Aircraft design reduces drag, but cannot prevent it. Aerodynamics is the study of such.
