• The drag curve or drag polar is the relationship between the drag on an aircraft and other variables, such as lift, the coefficient of lift, angle-of-attack...
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  • changes in proportion to the others based on speed. The combined overall drag curve therefore shows a minimum at some airspeed - an aircraft flying at this...
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    as drag curves. Speed is shown increasing from left to right. The lift/drag ratio is given by the slope from the origin to some point on the curve and...
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  • reference drag curves. The first reference drag curve is based purely on the Siacci/Mayevski retardation rate function. The second reference drag curve is adjusted...
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    Parasitic drag, also known as profile drag,: 254 : 256  is a type of aerodynamic drag that acts on any object when the object is moving through a fluid...
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  • Lift-induced drag, induced drag, vortex drag, or sometimes drag due to lift, in aerodynamics, is an aerodynamic drag force that occurs whenever a moving...
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    aeronautical engineering. A lift and drag curve obtained in wind tunnel testing is shown on the right. The curve represents an airfoil with a positive...
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    curve. Circa 1665, Sir Isaac Newton derived the law of air resistance. Newton's experiments on drag were through air and fluids. He showed that drag on...
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  • Torrence. Three versions of "Dead Man's Curve" were released: Version #1: Original version from the 1963 Drag City album Version #2: Single "hit" version...
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  • established is almost as important as knowing the stated BC value itself. Fixed drag curve models generated for standard-shaped projectiles or BC modelling are the...
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  • The lift curve is also influenced by the wing shape, including its airfoil section and wing planform. A swept wing has a lower, flatter curve with a higher...
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  • curve in aerodynamics, a characteristic curve of drag vs. airspeed for airfoils A power law graph in statistics Curves used for crossfading between multiple...
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    sufficiently low speed on the "back of the drag curve" that it cannot climb, accelerate, or turn, so must reduce drag. The aircraft cannot be recovered without...
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    The drag coefficient is a common measure in automotive design as it pertains to aerodynamics. Drag is a force that acts parallel to and in the same direction...
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  • right-hand-man, Curve, in a motorcycle chase. Ashe shoots Curve's motorcycle, which blows up and throws Curve onto the road. Ashe then drags Curve into the nearby...
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    suggest the first curve hit (at a high speed) would be the one at Marmont Lane, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) before Doheny. (As it is, the "drag" from Vine to Marmont...
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    minimum drag differs from the parasitic drag. On these cases, a new approximate parabolic drag equation can be traced leaving the minimum drag value at...
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    Tractrix (category Plane curves)
    In geometry, a tractrix (from Latin trahere 'to pull, drag'; plural: tractrices) is the curve along which an object moves, under the influence of friction...
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  • lower drag leads directly to better fuel economy and climb performance. The effect of airspeed on the rate of descent can be depicted by a polar curve. These...
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  • Landing performance Ceiling (aeronautics) Flight envelope Hot and high Drag curve Wing loading V speeds Federal Aviation Administration: "Pilot's Handbook...
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  • The fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 7, 2022. The reality competition series, broadcast on VH1 in the United States, showcases...
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  • Hit Series reissues "Surf City" / "Honolulu Lulu"—54534 "Dead Man's Curve" / "Drag City"—54544 "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" / "The New Girl In School"—54546...
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    pressure drag increases dramatically, the effect of nose shape on drag becomes highly significant. The factors influencing the pressure drag are the general...
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    bracket, and increased aerodynamics in the traditionally drag-heavy side of the aerodynamic drag-curve. It was hailed as "the most innovative bike over the...
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  • engine's power curve at higher engine speeds; in drag racing, the end of the drag strip where the finish line is. traction bars In drag racing, struts...
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  • Drag flicking is a scoring technique in the sport of field hockey. It was first seen in the late 1980s in Australia. It is used as an attacking technique...
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    Catenary (redirect from Chain curve)
    gravitational field. The catenary curve has a U-like shape, superficially similar in appearance to a parabola, which it is not. The curve appears in the design of...
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    The Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve is roughly 2...
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    particles that were marked at a previous instant in time, creating a line or a curve that is displaced in time as the particles move. By definition, different...
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  • The fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars was announced by VH1 on August 22, 2018. Prior to the official announcement, RuPaul confirmed, in an...
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