Camber Drag Turbulence 
Pilot Institute
JULY 11, 2025
Lift, drag, and handling correlate well with IAS in the lower atmosphere. This type of wing redirects the shockwaves further aft on the wing, reducing drag. For most aircraft with highly cambered wings or thick profiles, airflow accelerates over the top of the wing. This is partly due to the steep rise in drag nearing M cr.
Flight Training Central
JUNE 30, 2025
Looking at the curvature or camber of a typical general aviation wing, the top has more curvature and thus surface area than the bottom of the wing. Detrimental Drag Drag is the force that resists movement of an aircraft through the air. There are two basic types: parasite drag and induced drag.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
These control surfaces dictate the aircraft’s roll, and this allows it to bank smoothly through turns or even recover from turbulence. The asymmetry between the top and bottom surface of the wing is called wing camber. The problem is that the aileron can only be deflected to a point after which the drag becomes significant.
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