What a Drag, Man

Airplane Flight:X-Plane in the Classroom

What a Drag, Man

Drag Flap Kinds of Drag

Four Forces Of FlightWeightLiftDragThrust

What a Drag, Man

Drag as a force

Drag is a force that resists the movement of the airplane through air.

What a Drag, Man

Drag as a force

Drag is a force that resists the movement of the airplane through air.

Drag is directed along and and opposed to the flight direction.Flaps

Landing airplanesIncrease both drag and lift

Kinds of dragParasiticInduced

King Air

What a Drag, Man

Drag as a force

Drag is a force that resists the movement of the airplane through air.

Drag is directed along and and opposed to the flight direction.

What a Drag, Man

Drag as a force

Drag is a force that resists the movement of the airplane through air.

Drag is directed along and and opposed to the flight direction.Flaps

Landing airplanes

What a Drag, Man

Drag as a force

Drag is a force that resists the movement of the airplane through air.

Drag is directed along and and opposed to the flight direction.Flaps

Landing airplanesIncrease both drag and lift

What a Drag, Man

What a Drag, Man

Drag as a force

Drag is a force that resists the movement of the airplane through air.

Drag is directed along and opposed to the flight direction.Flaps Kinds of drag

Parasitic – dragging a body (fuselage, tail, etc.) through the air

What a Drag, Man

Drag as a force

Drag is a force that resists the movement of the airplane through air.

Drag is directed along and opposed to the flight direction.Flaps Kinds of drag

Parasitic – dragging a body (fuselage, tail, etc.) through the air

Induced – caused by lift

What a Drag, Man

Drag as a force

Flaps Kinds of dragKing Air

What a Drag, Man