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Aircraft Design - Sweep, and types of drag

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SWEEP –

What is it?
Swept wing is a wing that either has a backward or forward angle from its root rather than in a straight
sideways direction.
Purpose?
The main reason is to reduce turbulence. Faster the aircraft has to fly more swept wing it has.
How?
At faster speeds, airplanes encounter more turbulence due to the increased friction of the air running
across its wings. Swept wings are designed to reduce turbulence by slowing down the air as it moves
across the surface of the wings.

WAVE DRAG –

What is it?
It is a drag that retards the forward movement of an airplane, in both supersonic and Transonic Flight, as a
consequence of the formation of shock waves.
How?
A shock wave forms as soon as airflow over some part of the aircraft begins to move at supersonic speed.
The shock wave forms on the upper surface first.
On increasing speed the airflow below the aircraft becomes supersonic, so another shock wave forms on
the lower surface.
Once it reaches Mach 1, all the airflow around it is supersonic, and both shock waves end up at the
aircraft’s trailing edge. Just above Mach 1, a bow shock wave forms off the nose. And as the aircraft
accelerates past Mach 1, the shock waves at the bow and trailing edge start to become oblique.
Shock waves radiate a considerable amount of energy, resulting in drag on the aircraft and boundary layer
separation also increases.
Solution?
Aerodynamic design features such as wing sweep.

ANEHEDRAL –

The tips are lower than the root, the opposite of dihedral. Used to Reduce stability where some other
feature results in too much stability. And increases roll performance.
INDUCED DRAG –

What is it?
Drag induced due to generation of lift.
How?
Induced drag is caused by that element of the air deflected downward which is not vertical to the flight
path but is tilted slightly rearward from it.
Solution?
High aspect ratio wing. Long and slender.

VORTICES FORMATION –

What is it?
Differences in pressure between the upper and lower surfaces of the wings produce swirling vortices that
trail the airplane as it flies through the air.
How?
Higher pressure flow beneath the wing tries to flow around the wingtip to the lower pressure region above
the wing. Due to Wings forward motion vortices are created.
Solution?
High aspect ratio and Blended wingtip or winglet.

TAPER –

What is it?
The Taper ratio is the ratio of tip chord to root chord.
Purpose?
Reduces overall weight of the wing. Due to reduced wing tip vortices induced drag is reduced.

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