NOUN
- apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground
How To Use ground effect In A Sentence
- This type of accident happens when a pilot tries to fly out of ground effect without sufficient airspeed or power.
- Just as entropy is only a relative background effect, it is also not all that there is to reality. Matthew Yglesias » Universalism and Particularism in Neoconservatism
- Race cars are usually fitted with spoilers and ground effects to improve aerodynamics and thus, its acceleration and fuel economy.
- By having the bodywork lower, it is possible to take advantage of the ‘ground effect’ and gain some slight speed advantage.
- The longitudinal stability of a ground effect craft is analyzed in the ocean wave environment.
- The nose and flat bottom are designed for ground effect and there is positive downforce over the front axle.
