Drag Knot Thrust 
Fear of Landing
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
As they descended towards Leeds, the crew calculated the landing performance with the wind at 060 at 19 knots. The approach controller gave them the current wind as 070 gusting 33 knots and let them know that a Boeing 737-800 had just landed. And sometimes its 35 knots across *and* thick fog. It’s not *always* like that.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. This horizontal component of lift is called Induced Drag. Its called induced drag since it only exists as a consequence of lift. If youre generating lift, youre stuck with induced drag as well.
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Pilot Institute
MARCH 29, 2024
Thrust : The force generated by the engine that propels the aircraft forward. Drag : The aerodynamic force opposing the aircraft’s forward motion. This increases lift but comes at the cost of increased induced drag. Pilots must counteract the additional drag with more thrust to maintain altitude.
AeroSavvy
OCTOBER 26, 2020
V MO on the 767 is between 340-360 knots (depending on aircraft serial number). When an aircraft exceeds M MO , a shock wave forms over the wing causing increased drag, buffeting, and possible loss of control. Airspeed Pointer The airspeed pointer shows the indicated airspeed in knots as generated by the Air Data Computer.
Jetwhine
JANUARY 17, 2024
Down low, maximum speeds can easily exceed 425 knots. ” The 3,800-pound-thrust Ukrainian-built AI25-TL engine needs an air-assisted start provided by the onboard Sapphire APU. At 90 knots I ease the stick back and we’re through 140 knots with gear and flaps coming up before I know it. Morris was right.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The problem is that the aileron can only be deflected to a point after which the drag becomes significant. Increasing The Aircraft Speed Small, light, and low-powered aircraft such as the Cessna 172 have a relatively narrow operational speed range ranging from 40 knots up to about 160 knots. This creates drag.
Vintage Aviation News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
Bennett, who focused on incorporating a rotor-driven lift system with conventional wings and engines for forward thrust. This design reduced drag and increased efficiency during forward flight. However, the rotor blades were not powered during flight; instead, they were auto-rotating.
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