All aircraft, not just jets, have shapes as streamlined as possible to enable them to fly faster and use less fuel.
Airplanes have streamlined shapes to reduce drag and improve aerodynamics. Fish have streamlined bodies to move efficiently through water. Cars often incorporate streamlined designs to enhance fuel efficiency and reduce wind resistance. Speedboats are built with streamlined hulls to glide smoothly through water. Bullet trains have streamlined profiles to decrease air resistance and achieve high speeds.
The drag coefficient varies among different shapes due to their aerodynamic properties. Shapes with streamlined designs, such as airfoils, have lower drag coefficients compared to shapes with more blunt or irregular surfaces. This is because streamlined shapes allow for smoother airflow around the object, reducing drag. In contrast, shapes with sharp edges or protrusions create more turbulence in the airflow, resulting in higher drag coefficients.
There are 2 main reasons why planes are fast. First they have extremely powerful engines. Commercial airliners have engines that produce 70,000-90,000 lbs of thrust. Secondly, airplanes are very aerodynamic ( a measurement of how much force the air puts on an object). The more streamlined a plane is, the less HP is required to go the same speed. To look at it a different way, a more streamlined airplane can go faster with the same power.
In aerodynamics, the drag coefficient is a measure of how much air resistance an object experiences as it moves through the air. The shape of an object greatly influences its drag coefficient. Generally, objects with streamlined shapes, such as teardrops, experience lower drag coefficients compared to objects with more blunt or irregular shapes. This is because streamlined shapes help air flow smoothly around the object, reducing turbulence and therefore reducing drag.
The drag force acting on an object is influenced by its shape and the viscosity of the fluid it is moving through. Objects with streamlined shapes experience less drag compared to those with irregular shapes, as streamlined shapes reduce turbulence. Higher fluid viscosity results in increased drag force, as the fluid resists the object's motion more, leading to more energy being required to overcome this resistance.
Jet planes fly with the help of Thrust and Lift produced by the jet engines.
Jet planes can be of many types and some perform better than piston planes.
Jet planes are faster than the normal propeller powered airplanes. Jet planes were invented by Sir. Frank Whittle. There are also supersonic Jet planes. Concorde was the fastest Passenger Jet plane.
The bodies of planes and boats are streamlined so that they experience minimum amount of friction while moving through air and water, respectively.
All collective nouns are common nouns.There is no collective nouns specifically for jet planes, however the collective nouns for planes can be used; they are:a fleet of planes (a fleet of jet planes)a squadron of planes (a squadron of jet planes)a stack of planes (a stack of jet planes)
Yes, jet planes are that - planes, whereas airlines usually refers to a company that uses planes to ferry people around.
Jet planes are faster than the normal propeller powered airplanes. Jet planes were invented by Sir. Frank Whittle. There are also supersonic Jet planes. Concorde was the fastest Passenger Jet plane.
the top ten heaviest jet planes are those that are used by the military. The C-17's are heavy jet planes that are used to carry heavy equipment..
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Streamlined shapes make them faster and more fuel-efficient.
yeah planes are streamlined. streamlined is when the tip is more pointy and that's what jet planes are like. take a dart for example, they have a pointy tip so they can glide through the air with ease. this is the most important part. the pointier ( or more streamlined ) the object is, the affect of a force called drag ( which has an opposit called thrust) is less. SO THEY GO FASTER!!!!!!!!!
to be able to get through water as easily as possible, the same way that planes and fast cars have to be streamlined.