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1Drag reduction system — DRS in action: open above, closed below Driver adjustable bodywork,[1] commonly known as drag reduction system (or DRS), is a motorsport technology aimed at reducing aerodynamic drag in order to promote overtaking in Formula One. DRS was… …
2drag — drag1 W3S3 [dræg] v past tense and past participle dragged present participle dragging ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull something)¦ 2¦(pull somebody)¦ 3 drag yourself to/into/out of etc something 4¦(persuade somebody to come)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(be boring)¦… …
3drag divergence Mach number — The Mach number at which there is a sudden rise in wing drag as a result of the formation of shock waves. Buffet may take place and control difficulty may occur at this Mach number …
4Wing shape optimization — is a software implementation of shape optimization primarily used for aircraft design. This allows for engineers to produce more efficient and cheaper aircraft designs.HistoryShape optimization, as a software process and tool, first appeared as… …
5Drag racing — Drag racer and Drag race redirect here. For other uses, see Drag racing (disambiguation). The Christmas tree counting down at SIR. Note the blinder, to prevent the driver from being distracted by the light for the other lane. Drag racing is a… …
6Wing configuration — For aircraft configurations in general, including fuselage, tail and powerplant configuration, see Aircraft. For rotary winged aircraft types, see Rotorcraft. For direct lift and compound or hybrid types, see Powered lift. Fixed wing aircraft,… …
7Wing loading — In aerodynamics, wing loading is the loaded weight of the aircraft divided by the area of the wing. [Thom, 1988. p. 6.] It is broadly reflective of the aircraft s lift to mass ratio, which affects its rate of climb, load carrying ability, and… …
8Drag (physics) — Shape and flow Form drag Skin friction 0% 100% 10% 90% …
9Drag coefficient — In fluid dynamics, the drag coefficient (commonly denoted as: cd, cx or cw) is a dimensionless quantity that is used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment such as air or water. It is used in the drag equation,… …
10Drag equation — In fluid dynamics, the drag equation is a practical formula used to calculate the force of drag experienced by an object due to movement through a fully enclosing fluid. The equation is attributed to Lord Rayleigh, who originally used L2 in place …
