aerodynamic design
Drag-reducing form factor
Aerodynamic design is the shaping of vehicles, aircraft, or other objects to minimize air resistance and optimize airflow.
Engineers use aerodynamic design to improve fuel efficiency, increase speed, or enhance stability: The car's aerodynamic design reduced drag by 15 percent.
The term appears in discussions of everything from sports cars to cycling helmets to wind turbines.
- airfoilLift-generating curved surface
- wind tunnelControlled airstream apparatus
- air flowMovement of atmosphere
- dragResistance through fluid
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
ground effects · carbon fiber · fuselage · turbulence · laminar flow · boundary layer · slipstream · pressure gradient · velocity · streamlining · sleek lines · tear drop shape · spoiler · Formula One · Bernoulli's principle · lightweight materials · acceleration · chassis
- activewearsports bra, leggings, sportswear, yoga pants, athletic wear
- vehicle drawing
- helmet partsshell, visor, chin strap, face guard, padding
- high-speed railbullet train, bullet trains, Shinkansen, high-speed rail, TGV
- Space Spinoffsmemory foam, space blanket, thermal blankets, freeze-dried food, satellite navigation
- fuel-efficient vehicleshybrid cars, hybrids, electric vehicles, EVs, economy cars
aerodynamic designbrick-shaped
Rectangular and solid
slab-sided · non-streamlined · blocky · angular design · unstreamlined