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In general (special exceptions may apply) increase speed = increase drag.
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The Force of an airplane that opposes thrust is called?
Drag
What is the affect of thrust lift gravity and drag on a plane?
LIFT -- force provided by the wing and in perpendicular direction to the wing. In straight and level flight the lift is exactly equal to the aircraft weight. WEIGHT -- the force pulling vertically down on the airplane due to gravity. In straight and level flight this is equal to the lift. THRUST -- the force that pulls the airplane forward, provided by the propeller or jet engine. If the airplane is flying at a constant speed in level flight, this thrust is exactly equal to the drag. DRAG -- the aerodynamic force on the airplane in the opposite direction of its travel. Drag is due to skin friction, form drag (drag around wheels, struts, etc) and induced drag (produced by the wing as a side effect of lift)
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 force that slows down an airplane?
Drag is the force that slows down a plane. Drag may be caused by air friction. It may also caused by non-retractable landing gears.
What are the four forces acting on an airplane?
Lift Gravity Thrust Drag Lift is the lifting force that allows airplanes to fly, gravity is the force pulling it back down. Thrust is the force that propels an airplane forward, drag is the aerodynamic friction slowing it down. These variables are constantly interacting with eachother, when an airplane is in straight and level flight, these forces are said to be in balance.
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
What does an airplane use in movement?
It will use its engine power to increase thrust and to decrease drag.
Why is it easier for a plane to accelerate when taking off?
Because the force opposing the forward acceleration of the aircraft is drag, and drag is proportional to the square of the relative velocity. So when the airplane is accelerating from standing still, at first there is almost no drag force to oppose the acceleration. As the airplane increases its speed, however, the drag force increases rapidly. In steady flight, the drag force is exactly equal to the force being produced by the propeller.
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 are the four force acting on a airplane?
lift, thrust, drag and weight(gravity)
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.
What is the affect of thrust lift gravity and drag on a plane?
LIFT -- force provided by the wing and in perpendicular direction to the wing. In straight and level flight the lift is exactly equal to the aircraft weight. WEIGHT -- the force pulling vertically down on the airplane due to gravity. In straight and level flight this is equal to the lift. THRUST -- the force that pulls the airplane forward, provided by the propeller or jet engine. If the airplane is flying at a constant speed in level flight, this thrust is exactly equal to the drag. DRAG -- the aerodynamic force on the airplane in the opposite direction of its travel. Drag is due to skin friction, form drag (drag around wheels, struts, etc) and induced drag (produced by the wing as a side effect of lift)
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.
Basic elements of an airplane flight?
I think you might be referring to the four forces of flight. LIFT -- force provided by the wing and in perpendicular direction to the wing. In straight and level flight the lift is exactly equal to the aircraft weight. WEIGHT -- the force pulling vertically down on the airplane due to gravity. In straight and level flight this is equal to the lift. THRUST -- the force that pulls the airplane forward, provided by the propeller or jet engine. If the airplane is flying at a constant speed in level flight, this thrust is exactly equal to the drag. DRAG -- the aerodynamic force on the airplane in the opposite direction of its travel. Drag is due to skin friction, form drag (drag around wheels, struts, etc) and induced drag (produced by the wing as a side effect of lift)
What is the force that slows down an airplane?
Drag is the force that slows down a plane. Drag may be caused by air friction. It may also caused by non-retractable landing gears.
