Shortround6
Major General
at that speed and altitude.
All airframes did not show the same drag rise as speeds went up however. Especially as some airframes had local airflows much higher than the planes speed through the air.
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at that speed and altitude.
All airframes did not show the same drag rise as speeds went up however. Especially as some airframes had local airflows much higher than the planes speed through the air.
DarrenW
Staff Sergeant
Total drag maybe but your equation, if I could call it that, tells us nothing about the aerodynamic refinement of an airplane. But in the case of the Airacobra and Lightning this point it probably moot, as both would be considered aerodynamically advanced for their generation.
A P-38 has twice the number of engines, but the same number of pilots. I don't think you can multiply values just based on the number of engines, in fact I am sure you cant, a mosquito was faster than a spitfire with the same engine.
DarrenW
Staff Sergeant
Good point Shortround6, I wasn't thinking about that ever changing variable.
I wonder what drgondog would have to say on the subject?
I will warm up google just in case
Every long post he makes has me looking up a new "term", interesting stuff.
DarrenW
Staff Sergeant
I will warm up google just in case
Every long post he makes has me looking up a new "term", interesting stuff.
And I thought I was the only one!
DarrenW
Staff Sergeant
Agreed. And although having two engines increases the possibility of more parasitic drag, it's a testament to the engineering skill at Lockheed that they kept the drag coefficient numbers as low as they did.
