Sentence examples for create drag from inspiring English sources

"I figured it would intimidate the competition rather than create drag," she said.

Oil splashing against the engine's rotating parts — even in the form of an oil mist — can also create drag that cuts efficiency, so engineers work to minimize lubrication.

But the wings create drag, and the Air Force needed jets that could maneuver, even in dogfights, at the highest possible speeds.

He also recommends investing in a "swim parachute" (Finis have a good one for £19) which is worn around the waist to create drag in the water, increasing your resistance, speed and stamina.

These include speed brakes, which are large flat-plate areas that can be deployed by the pilot to increase drag dramatically and are most often found on military aircraft, and spoilers, which are surfaces that can be extended on the wing or fuselage to disrupt the air flow and create drag or to act in the same manner as ailerons.

The feathering device lifts and rotates the tail to create drag, slowing the craft on its descent.

The bungee creates drag, slowing the boat.

Laminar (in other words, smooth) flow is preferable to turbulent flow, since turbulence creates drag.

The left propeller was not only dead, he said, but set flat, rather than feathered -- meaning that it created drag.

Normally, the cimbra would have had a stabilizing effect, creating drag, like the tail of a kite.

Air-cooled radial designs, in contrast, achieved relative simplicity, reliability, and comparatively light weight at the cost of more air resistance (creating drag) because of their blunt shape.