This is also the class of airplane where streamlining and drag reduction are of utmost importance. More Speed Wanted. When it comes to the improvement of the light airplane, increased cruise-speed is often THE main aim. Sheer speed and its attendant other performance advantages for both business and private flying is the new touchstone. However, higher cruise-speed is expensive.
Higher speed costs money in the form of fuel burned.
Thus we need to reach a higher performance level at the same or preferably less fuel cost. And that's exactly where high parasite drag comes in. The New Composite Airplanes It will be very interesting to see how the appearance on the market of the various new composite airplanes will change the thinking and practices of the established airplane manufacturers in the United States and abroad. A lot will depend on how much pressure for low-drag airplanes there will be from you, the buyers, owners, and pilots. I believe it is called.