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  2. Drag curve - Wikipedia

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    A particular aircraft may have different curves even at the same R e and M values, depending for example on whether undercarriage and flaps are deployed. [2] Drag curve for light aircraft. C D0 = 0.017, K = 0.075 and C L0 = 0.1. The tangent gives the maximum L/D point. The accompanying diagram shows C L against C D for a typical light aircraft.

  3. Trim drag - Wikipedia

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    Trim drag, denoted as Dm in the diagram, is the component of aerodynamic drag on an aircraft created by the flight control surfaces, [1] mainly elevators and trimable horizontal stabilizers, when they are used to offset changes in pitching moment and centre of gravity during flight.

  4. Lift-to-drag ratio - Wikipedia

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    Lift and drag are the two components of the total aerodynamic force acting on an aerofoil or aircraft.. In aerodynamics, the lift-to-drag ratio (or L/D ratio) is the lift generated by an aerodynamic body such as an aerofoil or aircraft, divided by the aerodynamic drag caused by moving through air.

  5. Drag (physics) - Wikipedia

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    In aerodynamics, aerodynamic drag, also known as air resistance, is the fluid drag force that acts on any moving solid body in the direction of the air's freestream flow. [ 23 ] From the body's perspective (near-field approach), the drag results from forces due to pressure distributions over the body surface, symbolized D p r {\displaystyle D ...

  6. Aircraft flight dynamics - Wikipedia

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    An aircraft is streamlined from nose to tail to reduce drag making it advantageous to keep the sideslip angle near zero, though an aircraft may be deliberately "sideslipped" to increase drag and descent rate during landing, to keep aircraft heading same as runway heading during cross-wind landings and during flight with asymmetric power.

  7. Parasitic drag - Wikipedia

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    Wave drag, also known as supersonic wave drag or compressibility drag, is a component of form drag caused by shock waves generated when an aircraft is moving at transonic and supersonic speeds. [1]: 25, 492, 573 Form drag is a type of pressure drag, [1]: 254 a term which also includes lift-induced drag.

  8. Aerodynamic center - Wikipedia

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    The distribution of forces on a wing in flight are both complex and varying. This image shows the forces for two typical airfoils, a symmetrical design on the left, and an asymmetrical design more typical of low-speed designs on the right. This diagram shows only the lift components; the similar drag considerations are not illustrated.

  9. Ground effect (aerodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    The deflected or "turned" flow of air creates a resultant force on the wing in the opposite direction (Newton's 3rd law). The resultant force is identified as lift. Flying close to a surface increases air pressure on the lower wing surface, nicknamed the "ram" or "cushion" effect, and thereby improves the aircraft lift-to-drag ratio.