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Aerodynamic Drag Explained | DCS Beginner's Course

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There's a part of aerodynamic drag that I don't see explained very well and it's incredibly important to understand it. That's what this video is about. Once you understand the concepts of this video and the previous one on lift you'll have fundamentals you'll need to be awesome in DCS. If you want a written guide on this topic (and more) from an authoritative source then check out the FAA's Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Free download linked below. Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/phak How Lift Works: https://youtu.be/I-7NHsYRkGk Obligatory disclaimers: The presence of DOD Visual Information in this video does not constitute endorsement by the DOD or any of its departments. Any views expressed by the presenter are those of the presenter and do not represent the views of the DOD or any of its components. Attributions: Turbofan animation/ NASA Public Domain NASA - http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/caxiala.html Winglet http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/KC-135/HTML/EC79-11481.html, Public Domain Winglet drawing By Olivier Cleynen - Own work, re-using 737-NG rear view.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20009559 Wing Aspect Diagrams By Steelpillow - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7803417 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7768908 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7768916 High AR Glider By Manfred Münch - Originalfoto Fa. Alexander Schleicher, Mail Uli Kremer 20090423, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6611520 Second High AR Glider By Britta Pulz - via e-mail from photographer, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18438635 Piper Cherokee By Arpingstone at English Wikipedia - Own work by the original uploaderTransferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2694283 Concorde By Arpingstone - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=140252 F-14 By U.S. Navy photo - This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 051105-F-5480T-005 (next). Public Domain F-111 By Master Sgt. Patrick Nugent - flickr, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109575695

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