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Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft drag reduction, Part 14

January 26, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: In the last Corner, we discussed Induced drag after having covered Friction drag and Form drag. These are the main drag components of a subsonic aircraft. As the aircraft flies over Mach 0.5,… Read More

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 Posted on January 26, 2018 by Bjorn Fehrm

 Bjorn's Corner

     Form frag, Friction drag, Induced drag, Wave drag

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