Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft drag reduction, Part 20

March 9, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: In the last Corner, we started to go through a typical mission for an airliner and study which drag types are important when and why. We went through the take-off and climb phases,… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Aircraft drag reduction, Part 17

February 16, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: In the last Corner, we discussed supersonic flow and drag. Now it’s time to talk about the drag created by transonic flow on an aircraft.