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form drag

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form drag [′fȯrm ‚drag]
(fluid mechanics)
The drag from all causes resulting from the particular shape of a body relative to its direction of motion, as of fuselage, wing, or nacelle.
At supersonic speed, the drag caused by losses due to shock waves, exclusive of losses due to skin friction.


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