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*Leakage Drag - air leaks out doors and windows | *Leakage Drag - air leaks out doors and windows | ||
-Slow, clean and heavy is the condition with the most induced drag. | -Slow, clean and heavy is the condition with the most induced drag. | ||
-Wingtip vortices's produce induced drag. | |||
Revision as of 14:57, 4 February 2009
Parasite drag - skin friction
Induced Drag - caused by angle of attack
- Skin Friction - friction on the skin from the air
- Form Drag - resistance of body parts moving through the air
- Interference Drag - assembled aircraft creates more drag than the parts would if they were individuals
- Leakage Drag - air leaks out doors and windows
-Slow, clean and heavy is the condition with the most induced drag. -Wingtip vortices's produce induced drag.
