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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.
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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.
How does drag affect an aircraft's speed?
Drag is resistance. It lowers it.
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 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.
How do you control the drag from increasing on aircraft?
using controller to control it.. decrease weight to reduce drag
What does the vertical stabelizer generate on an aircraft?
Directional drag
How does aircraft drag increase with speed?
Drag increases by the square of velocity increase, for example, tripling speed increases drag by a factor of nine!
Which of the forces in the aircraft are desired?
Lift is desired. Drag is undesirable
What are the forces will be acting on the aircraft?
lift,thrust,weight,drag,
