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In aerodynamics, the zero-lift drag coefficient is a dimensionless parameter which relates an aircraft's zero-lift drag force to its size, speed, and flying altitude. Mathematically, zero-lift drag coefficient is defined as , where is the total drag coefficient for a given power, speed, and altitude, and is the lift-induced drag coefficient at the same conditions. Thus, zero-lift drag coefficient is reflective of parasitic drag which makes it very useful in understanding how "clean" or streamlined an aircraft's aerodynamics are. For example, a Sopwith Camel biplane of World War I which had many wires and bracing struts as well as fixed landing gear, had a zero-lift drag coefficient of approximately 0.0378. Compare a value of 0.0161 for the streamlined P-51 Mustang of World War II which

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  • Der Nullauftriebswiderstand ist der Widerstand eines Flügelprofils gegen die Strömung, ohne dass Auftrieb oder Abtrieb entsteht. Er ist abhängig von der aerodynamisch wirksamen Wölbung und weniger von der Profildicke. Bei nicht gewölbten (symmetrischen) oder gewissen S-Schlagprofilen ist der Nullauftriebswiderstand identisch mit dem Minimalwiderstand. Der Nullauftriebswiderstand bestimmt also stark den minimalen Gesamtwiderstand und damit die Höchstgeschwindigkeit eines Flügelprofils. (de)
  • In aerodynamics, the zero-lift drag coefficient is a dimensionless parameter which relates an aircraft's zero-lift drag force to its size, speed, and flying altitude. Mathematically, zero-lift drag coefficient is defined as , where is the total drag coefficient for a given power, speed, and altitude, and is the lift-induced drag coefficient at the same conditions. Thus, zero-lift drag coefficient is reflective of parasitic drag which makes it very useful in understanding how "clean" or streamlined an aircraft's aerodynamics are. For example, a Sopwith Camel biplane of World War I which had many wires and bracing struts as well as fixed landing gear, had a zero-lift drag coefficient of approximately 0.0378. Compare a value of 0.0161 for the streamlined P-51 Mustang of World War II which compares very favorably even with the best modern aircraft. The drag at zero-lift can be more easily conceptualized as the drag area which is simply the product of zero-lift drag coefficient and aircraft's wing area ( where is the wing area). Parasitic drag experienced by an aircraft with a given drag area is approximately equal to the drag of a flat square disk with the same area which is held perpendicular to the direction of flight. The Sopwith Camel has a drag area of 8.73 sq ft (0.811 m2), compared to 3.80 sq ft (0.353 m2) for the P-51 Mustang. Both aircraft have a similar wing area, again reflecting the Mustang's superior aerodynamics in spite of much larger size. In another comparison with the Camel, a very large but streamlined aircraft such as the Lockheed Constellation has a considerably smaller zero-lift drag coefficient (0.0211 vs. 0.0378) in spite of having a much larger drag area (34.82 ft2 vs. 8.73 ft2). Furthermore, an aircraft's maximum speed is proportional to the cube root of the ratio of power to drag area, that is: . (en)
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  • Der Nullauftriebswiderstand ist der Widerstand eines Flügelprofils gegen die Strömung, ohne dass Auftrieb oder Abtrieb entsteht. Er ist abhängig von der aerodynamisch wirksamen Wölbung und weniger von der Profildicke. Bei nicht gewölbten (symmetrischen) oder gewissen S-Schlagprofilen ist der Nullauftriebswiderstand identisch mit dem Minimalwiderstand. Der Nullauftriebswiderstand bestimmt also stark den minimalen Gesamtwiderstand und damit die Höchstgeschwindigkeit eines Flügelprofils. (de)
  • In aerodynamics, the zero-lift drag coefficient is a dimensionless parameter which relates an aircraft's zero-lift drag force to its size, speed, and flying altitude. Mathematically, zero-lift drag coefficient is defined as , where is the total drag coefficient for a given power, speed, and altitude, and is the lift-induced drag coefficient at the same conditions. Thus, zero-lift drag coefficient is reflective of parasitic drag which makes it very useful in understanding how "clean" or streamlined an aircraft's aerodynamics are. For example, a Sopwith Camel biplane of World War I which had many wires and bracing struts as well as fixed landing gear, had a zero-lift drag coefficient of approximately 0.0378. Compare a value of 0.0161 for the streamlined P-51 Mustang of World War II which (en)
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  • Nullauftriebswiderstand (de)
  • Coeficiente de resistencia aerodinámica cero (es)
  • Zero-lift drag coefficient (en)
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