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Aircraft design – lift/drag forces
Lift force- causes plane to lift away from earth surface
- difference in atmospheric pressure above aircraft wing described by Bernouli’s principle - low pressure above the wing caused by faster air movement over the wing, relative to below the wing which is subjected to usual atmospheric, high pressure.
- according to Pascal’s principle, all fluid pressure aims to achieve balance or equilibrium in the complete system. For this reason, the higher pressure below the wing pushes the wing into lower pressure region above the wing, hence causing the plane fuselage attached to the wing to be lift.
Drag force
- opposes forward movement of aircraft through the air
- drag friction is caused by many things, such as aircraft skin smoothness (), aircraft form/shape, air thickness (viscosity), air pressure, induced drag (caused by wing length & shape), parasitic drag, wave drag, and ram drag. Winglets are used to reduce wing induced drag.
Aeronautic drag forces.
* Drag is a mechanical force that is generated when solid objects move through fluids (…………….. and ………………).
* Different types of drag are produced depending on various factors
Parasitic drag is the total of form, wave, pressure, ram and friction types of drag
Form – shape of the solid
Wave – shock waves that occur when movement is close to speed of sound
Pressure – force against moving surface (Newtons 3rd law)
Friction – between moving surface – solid and fluid viscosity
Ram – slowing of free air when entering engines and cooling vents
Induced drag – produced by lift force of plane – vortex around wingtips
Streamlined objects have less drag.
Lift/drag ratio is best close to 4.