Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft lift, Part 2

March 30, 2018, ©. Leeham News: In the last Corner, we described how lift is produced on the aircraft’s wings. Now we continue with studying the lift a bit further. We explore the effect of angle of attack on… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft lift

March 23, 2018, ©. Leeham News: In the last Corner, we finished our series about aircraft drag, by studying an airliner flying a mission and noting how the drag changed. Before we leave the subject of airliner aerodynamics, we… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft drag reduction, Part 13

January 19, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: In the last Corner, we described how the boundary layer theory lead to the understanding of Friction drag for aircraft. The mechanisms behind Induced drag was understood about the same time. Once again… Read More