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The phrase "parasiticdrag" is mainly used in aerodynamics, since for lifting wings drag is in general small compared to lift.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The all-wood cantilever wing did not need struts or braces, reducingparasiticdragon the aircraft.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The lower viscosity is intended to gain improvements in fuel economy by lesseningparasiticdragin the transmission.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A matte-painted surface reflects the least light but, because of its roughness adds additional skin friction orparasiticdragwhich reduces aircraft speed and range.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Form drag, skin friction and interference drag on bluff bodies are not coined as being elements ofparasiticdrag, but directly as elements of drag.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because of the speed requirements of the programme, a lot of effort was spent in reducingparasiticdrag.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thus, zero-lift drag coefficient is reflective ofparasiticdragwhich makes it very useful in understanding how clean or streamlined an aircraft's aerodynamics are.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Additionally, the presence of multiple bodies in relative proximity may incur so called interference drag, which is sometimes described as a component ofparasiticdrag.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As with other components ofparasiticdrag, skin friction follows the drag equation and rises with the square of the velocity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An extension of span would lower lift-induced drag, but would increaseparasiticdragand would require boosting the strength and weight of the wing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It will be able to cruise at approximately 135to140 kn and sprint at 180 kn before suffering the limits ofparasiticdrag.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These provide the wake control benefit of winglets, with lessparasiticdragpenalty, if designed carefully.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Parasiticdragis a combination of form drag, skin friction and interference drag.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Since the pistons are descending more slowly than under no load, the pressure differences are less marked andparasiticdragin the induction system is negligible.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, as speed increases the induced drag becomes much less, butparasiticdragincreases because the fluid is flowing more quickly around protruding objects increasing friction or drag.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Drag forces acting on a flying animal are composed ofparasiticdragon the body fuselage and induced drag on the wings, both acting against the relative direction of flight.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In doing so,parasiticdragcan be greatly reduced and performance likewise increased, while the usable angle of attack can be greatly increased, thereby dramatically improving lift at slow speeds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Northrop advocated a flying wing as a means of reducingparasiticdragand eliminating structural weight not directly responsible for producing lift.
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