Explore: Propeller Slipstreams

propeller, also called an airscrew, converts rotary motion from an engine or other power source into a swirling slipstream which pushes the propeller

the wings. Drafting or slipstreaming as used in sports such as cycling and motor racing Peloton Recent studies of Train Slipstreams by Johnson, Dalley, and

V. (1985). "XII: Propulsion Lift and Stability, 2. Influence of Propeller Slipstream on Wings". Fluid Dynamic Lift: Practical Information on Aerodynamic

of the effectiveness of monoplane wings and flaps in deflecting propeller slipstreams downward is being conducted at the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory

advantageous T-tail, which places the horizontal surfaces above the propeller slipstream for better stability and handling.", while Gerald Foster said: "[Beechcraft's]

pusher configuration autogyros, the rudder is typically placed in the propeller slipstream to maximize yaw control at low airspeed (but not always, as seen

problem. For propeller aircraft, a T-tail configuration may reduce pitch control effectiveness if the elevators are outside the propeller slipstream.[citation

conventional aircraft. Its rudder and elevators were mounted in the propeller's slipstream in the opening at the trailing edge of the tube in order to improve

fixed-gear tricycle aircraft whose nosewheel may sit directly in the propeller's slipstream. Tailwheels are smaller and cheaper to buy and to maintain. Most

double retractable trailing-edge flaps, these were extended into the propeller slipstream for takeoff. To enable control while in the hover it had a universally-jointed