DarkAero, Inc | Why we don't use winglets (DarkAero 1 Wing Design) @DarkAeroInc | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
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If you’re interested in aviation, you’ve probably spent enough time looking at airplanes to notice there's a huge variety in the size and shape of airplane wings. Long wings, short wings, folding wings, swept wings…. if you can imagine it, someone's probably already built it and tested it. But why are there so many different wing configurations, and how do engineers come up with all these designs for airplane wings? Let’s look at the wing design for the DarkAero 1 to begin answering these questions.
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Design Requirements
1:45 - DarkAero 1 Wing Design
2:06 - Lift, Drag, Angle of Attack
2:46 - Lift Equation
6:18 - Stall Characteristics
7:59 - Drag Equation
9:16 - Parasitic Drag
11:42 - Lift Induced Drag & Winglets
13:59 - Summary
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If you’re interested in aviation, you’ve probably spent enough time looking at airplanes to notice there's a huge variety in the size and shape of airplane wings. Long wings, short wings, folding wings, swept wings…. if you can imagine it, someone's probably already built it and tested it. But why are there so many different wing configurations, and how do engineers come up with all these designs for airplane wings? Let’s look at the wing design for the DarkAero 1 to begin answering these questions.
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Design Requirements
1:45 - DarkAero 1 Wing Design
2:06 - Lift, Drag, Angle of Attack
2:46 - Lift Equation
6:18 - Stall Characteristics
7:59 - Drag Equation
9:16 - Parasitic Drag
11:42 - Lift Induced Drag & Winglets
13:59 - Summary
DarkAero 1 Aircraft - darkaero.com/aircraft
DarkAero Knowledge Base - darkaero.com/knowledge
DarkAero Apparel - darkaero.com/shop
If you enjoyed this video and would like to see more of this type of content, follow along as we work to create the fastest, longest range aircraft you can build in your garage!
More information on DarkAero can be found on our website and other social media accounts:
darkaero.com
facebook.com/darkaeroinc
instagram.com/darkaeroinc
linkedin.com/company/darkaero-inc
