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Answer by sophit for Why does an aircraft require less power when it is...
While the given explanations make sense thinking about Piston driven engines... I am still having trouble understanding the concept with jet engines.The kind of propulsion is actually not part of the...
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all aircraft are moved with thrustTHRUST ACCELERATES AIRCRAFT UNTIL DRAG EQUALS THRUST"Potential energy" of fuel is turned into thrust, no matter if it's a propeller, a rotor, a jet, or a...
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Answer by Aditya Sharma for Why does an aircraft require less power when it...
This is because as speed decreases, it requires less power to produce a given amount of thrust. The following is a thrust-speed curve for a 1 watt engine:The engine is operating at a constant...
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Answer by DeltaLima for Why does an aircraft require less power when it is...
There are two ways to look at efficiency of flight, and it depends on the objective of the flight which type off efficiency is applicable.If the objective is to stay airborne as long as possible, we...
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Why does an aircraft require less power when it is flying slower than the...
While I understand the derivation of Power required,I fail to understand why minimum power required corresponds to a velocity that is lower than velocity corresponding to minimum thrust required.My...
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