However, the design of a typical airplane also creates induced drag, because the higher pressure air meets the lower pressure at the wingtips, creating a vortex behind the aircraft as it flies ...

T he Boeing 767-300ER has long been a key part of medium- and long-haul operations for airlines across the world. It belongs ...

This backward flow combines with the upward roll from under the wing to form a vortex. ... cause lift-induced drag, lowering the ... 20,000 winglets on 10,000 airplanes (900 bizjets ...

This is known as induced drag. Wing shape can be designed to minimise this effect, for example, the beautiful elliptical wings of the second world war Spitfire fighter plane.

That third component is induced drag. With the advent of winglets, the aircraft is able to weaken the strength of wingtip vortices and, more important, cut down on induced drag along the whole wing.

Aerodynamicists reveal link between fish scales and aircraft drag Date: October 7, 2020 Source: City University London Summary: A new research study has revealed that fish scale arrays generate a ...

However, the design of a typical airplane also creates induced drag, because the higher pressure air meets the lower pressure at the wingtips, creating a vortex behind the aircraft as it flies ...

Aerodynamicists reveal link between fish scales and aircraft drag City, University of London's Professor Christoph Bruecker and his team have transferred the idea of fish scales to arrays of bio ...