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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At 50 knots, airspeed dissipated due to increased nose attitude, decreased power and increased parasitic drag caused by stabilator programming to the near-full-down position. |
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