Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft drag reduction, Part 20

March 9, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: In the last Corner, we started to go through a typical mission for an airliner and study which drag types are important when and why. We went through the take-off and climb phases,… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft drag reduction, Part 12

January 12, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: In the last Corner, we described how the theory for the boundary layer was proposed by Ludwig Prandtl, and how this led to an understanding of the source of Friction drag for an… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft drag reduction, Part 11

January 05, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: In the last Corner we described a dominant drag component affecting the Wright Brothers’ Flyer, Form drag. The many wires and braces on the Flyer created separations and a high Form drag was… Read More