Sentence examples for drag devices from inspiring English sources

Cumulative ranking of large groups of the LEO debris population and general limitations of passive drag devices and rocket-based removal systems are analyzed.

In one recent case, a cubesat was placed in an 800 km orbit, potentially orbiting for 700 years due to lack of deorbit propulsion or deployable drag devices (de Selding 2015).

You'll be using a variety of drag devices (slats and flaps, next to the throttles) to slow the plane down without losing lift.

As the V-1 approached its target, the control vanes were inactivated and a rear-mounted spoiler, or drag device, deployed, pitching the missile nose-down toward the target.

There is no way I'm going to drag two devices around when I only need one: The Flip loses.

Cab-roof fairing (CRF) is one of the most widely used drag reduction devices installed at the roofs of trucks or tractor-trailers.

Unsteady incompressible flow simulations were performed for a modified full scale version of the GCM geometry to evaluate drag reduction devices.

October The new underwater search involves ships dragging sonar devices called towfish through the water about 330ft (100m) above the seabed to hunt for wreckage.

A passenger in an aft window seat of a modern airliner can observe the remarkable way in which the wing quite literally transforms itself from a smooth, slim, streamlined surface into almost a half-circle of surfaces by the deployment of a formidable array of lift- and drag-inducing devices.

On average, manure is spread four to six times per year on the farm's pastures, using a drag hose device.

Various forebody drag-reducing devices for tractor trailer vehicles were introduced, however, conventional gap fairings or side extenders have technical limitations in reducing the aerodynamic drag exerting on the cab-roof space and gap between the tractor and trailer effectively.