Lift-induced drag, induced drag, vortex drag, or sometimes drag due to lift, in aerodynamics, is an aerodynamic drag force that occurs whenever a moving...
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both the form drag of the body and by the induced drag associated with creating a lifting force. It depends principally on the lift and drag coefficients...
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whereas lift-induced drag is the result of an airfoil generating lift. Parasitic drag comprises all types of drag except lift-induced drag. Form drag arises...
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the lift coefficient also increases, and so too does the lift-induced drag. At the onset of stall, lift is abruptly decreased, as is lift-induced drag, but...
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dynamic drag: skin friction and form drag. The drag coefficient of a lifting airfoil or hydrofoil also includes the effects of lift-induced drag. The drag coefficient...
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includes all other sources of drag including lift-induced drag. In this conceptualisation, lift-induced drag is an artificial abstraction, part of the horizontal...
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C_{D,i}} is the lift-induced drag coefficient at the same conditions. Thus, zero-lift drag coefficient is reflective of parasitic drag which makes it very...
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the aircraft. Winglets also reduce the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices and improve lift-to-drag ratio. This increases fuel efficiency in...
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force on the object. Lift is the component of this force that is perpendicular to the oncoming flow direction. It contrasts with the drag force, which is the...
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apparent wind. As the lift generated by a sail increases, so does lift-induced drag, which together with parasitic drag constitutes total drag, (D). This occurs...
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spinning. Washout may also be used to modify the spanwise lift distribution to reduce lift-induced drag. Washout is commonly achieved by designing the wing...
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The drag curve or drag polar is the relationship between the drag on an aircraft and other variables, such as lift, the coefficient of lift, angle-of-attack...
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less drag and greater fuel capacity, and were similar in configuration to those on the 767. A wider wingspan than the 727's produced less lift-induced drag...
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Canard (aeronautics) (section Lift)
This tends to increase the lift-induced drag of the foreplane, which may be given a high aspect ratio in order to limit drag. Such a canard airfoil has...
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elevator combination) produces lift–induced drag in a similar way as the lift on the wing produces lift–induced drag. The changes (shifts) of the position...
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causes a significant departure from the elliptical. This increases lift-induced drag which can be beneficial during approach and landing because it allows...
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Sailing (section Lift and drag on sails)
apparent wind. As the lift generated by a sail increases, so does lift-induced drag, which together with parasitic drag constitute total drag, which acts in...
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vortices are associated with induced drag, the imparting of downwash, and are a fundamental consequence of three-dimensional lift generation.: 5.17, 8.9 Careful...
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cause of lift-induced drag—normally a significant portion of the drag affecting an aircraft. The greater the span of a wing, the less induced drag created...
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effectively increasing the keel aspect ratio therefore reducing the lift-induced drag. Because the yacht is heeled over when sailing upwind, the leeward...
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suitable angle of attack the lift (force generated perpendicular to the fluid flow) is substantially larger than the drag (force generated parallel to...
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maximizing lift-to-drag ratio, which is attained by minimizing parasitic drag, and lift-generated induced drag, the two components of aerodynamic drag. As parasitic...
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claimed 59% drag reduction "would be quite a hard task to achieve", according to the Royal Aeronautical Society, while lift-induced drag would not be...
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Adverse yaw (redirect from Aileron drag)
the difference in lift and drag of each wing. The effect can be greatly minimized with ailerons deliberately designed to create drag when deflected upward...
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chord is known as the aspect ratio, an important indicator of the lift-induced drag the wing will create. (For wings with planforms that are not rectangular...
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images, developed by Padus „ C D , i {\textstyle C_{D,i}} ”, the lift-induced drag coefficient Côte d'Ivoire, a country in West Africa once known as...
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eliminate (spoil) the lift from the wing area behind the spoiler, disrupting the spanwise distribution of lift and increasing lift-induced drag. Spoilers significantly...
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change in drag with lift of a three-dimensional wing or airplane, as compared with an ideal wing having the same aspect ratio and an elliptical lift distribution...
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would become available with Sharklets, wingtip devices which reduce lift-induced drag and improve efficiency through reduced fuel consumption. The optional...
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Bird flight (section Lift, drag and thrust)
lift-induced drag, which is the inherent cost of the wing producing lift (this energy ends up primarily in the wingtip vortices), and parasitic drag,...
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