wing drag
41Wave drag — is an aerodynamics term that refers to a sudden and very powerful form of drag that appears on aircraft and blade tips moving at high subsonic and supersonic speeds. Overview Wave drag is caused by the formation of shock waves around the aircraft …
42Lift-to-drag ratio — In aerodynamics, the lift to drag ratio, or L/D ratio ( ell over dee in the US, ell dee in the UK), is the amount of lift generated by a wing or vehicle, divided by the drag it creates by moving through the air. A higher or more favorable L/D… …
43Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate …
44Closed wing — A closed wing is a non planar wing planform concept. The term closed wing encompasses a number of designs, including the annular wing (commonly known as the cylindrical or ring wing), the joined wing, and the box wing. A closed wing can be… …
45Zero-lift drag coefficient — In aerodynamics, the zero lift drag coefficient CD,0 is a dimensionless parameter which relates an aircraft s zero lift drag force to its size, speed, and flying altitude. Mathematically, zero lift drag coefficient is defined as CD,0 = CD − CD,i …
46Davis wing — The Davis wing is an aircraft wing planform that was used for some time on a variety of World War II aircraft, most notably a number of designs from Consolidated Aircraft, including the Consolidated B 24 Liberator. Use of the Davis wing ended… …
47Delta wing — HAL Tejas has a tailless delta wing configuration …
48Elliptical wing — An elliptical wing is a wing planform shape, first seen on aircraft in the 1930s, which minimizes induced drag. Elliptical taper shortens the chord near the wingtips in such a way that all parts of the wing experience equivalent downwash, and… …
49Backplate and wing — A backplate and wing (often abbreviated as BP W or BP/W), is a type of buoyancy compensation device (BCD) worn by scuba divers. Unlike most other BCDs, the backplate and wing is a modular system, in that it consists of separable components.The… …
50Parasitic drag — (also called parasite drag) is drag caused by moving a solid object through a fluid. Parasitic drag is made up of many components, the most prominent being form drag. Skin friction and interference drag are also major components of parasitic drag …
