Sentences with phrase «additional drag»

The device would inflate at speeds of about 2,660 mph (4,280 km / h), providing enough additional drag to slow down the spacecraft to around 1,520 mph (2,445 km / h), at which point the big supersonic parachute would be deployed.

These bits aren't just cosmetic — Mercedes claims they increase downforce without generating additional drag.

Fashioned from exposed carbon fibre, this revised front splitter and rear diffuser combine to deliver a meaningful reduction in frontal lift with a minimal penalty in additional drag.

Due to an expected additional drag on global investment connected to U.S. trade policy uncertainty, the report included slightly lower projections for export growth in 2017 and 2018 compared to the bank's earlier predictions.

«It's an additional drag on your ability to right the ship, and it's possible it accelerates the number of bankruptcies,» said Josh Chernoff, managing director of the retail practice at EY - Parthenon.

Canadian 5 - year mortgage rates have already risen in response to higher bond yields, which will act as an additional drag on housing demand in Canada.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that expiration of the tax cuts and implementation of automatic spending cuts would «represent an additional drag on the weak economic expansion.»

Perhaps it's something to do with the additional drag of the all - wheel - drive system, but if you need to pull out from a T - junction on an incline you can't help but wince in sympathy for the poor old clutch.

Additional drag is reduced with a new spoiler on the aluminum tailgate.

Performance Control can also apply the inside rear brake while also applying a little more power to the outside wheel (to compensate for the additional drag of the brake) in order to help rotate the vehicle.

This distinctive grille has been enlarged to increase airflow to cool the engine without causing any additional drag, and the refined shape blends smoothly with a new hood, whose structural rigidity has been increased.

Low turnover noload mutual funds avoid the additional drag of higher securities trading costs.

If this 2.0 % tracking error is an implicit cost of insurance for hedging away currency fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar, the additional drag may make it highly unlikely that a currency - hedged U.S. ETF will outperform an unhedged U.S. ETF over the long term.

Generally simplicity will supersede the additional drag created by the foreign taxes.

To boot, most roofs are simply too weak to support rooftop turbines, which create additional drag and can cause vibrations that range from annoying to potentially dangerous.

I wasn't able to tell exactly how much additional battery capacity was returned to the Wheel, but I found that by pedaling backwards instead of braking sometimes, I could easily bring the bike's speed down with the additional drag on the motor, even to the point of stopping (though it's probably not a good idea to rely on that feature for coming to a complete stop, or for stopping quickly).