Drag and the best speeds
9 min read
Two families
Parasite drag (form, skin friction and interference) grows with V².
Induced drag comes from making lift: air flows around the wing tips into wing-tip vortices and the lift tilts backwards. It is largest at low speed / high angle of attack and falls roughly with 1/V².
IN THIS LESSON
- Total drag
- Reducing induced drag
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