The Great Courses - The Science of Flight

Drag Trade-Offs and Boundary-Layer Turbulance (1x4)

Air date: May 23, 2017

Focus on parasitic drag, a byproduct of moving an aircraft through the air, which has no practical benefit and is therefore like a parasite. Zero in on two aspects of parasitic drag: skin friction and pressure. Observe how these phenomena arise and how they can be reduced, which is a key goal of aircraft design. Learn about laminar flow as well as golf ball design.