DRAG TABLES FOR AIRCRAFT
SOURCES:
Quest for Performance: The Evolution of
Modern Aircraft
|
Aircraft |
Drag
Coefficient |
Zero-lift
drag coefficient |
|
Fokker E-III |
|
0.0771 |
|
DeHavilland DH-2 |
|
0.0430 |
|
Nieuport 17 |
|
0.0491 |
|
Albatross D-III |
|
0.0465 |
|
Fokker triplane, Dr.-1 |
|
0.0323 |
|
Sopwith F.1 Camel |
|
0.0378 |
|
SPAD XIII C.1 |
|
0.0367 |
|
Fokker D-VII |
|
0.0404 |
|
Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin |
|
0.0317 |
|
Fokker D-VIII |
|
0.0552 |
|
Junkers D-I |
|
0.0612 |
|
Handley Page 0/400 |
|
0.0427 |
|
Gotha G.V |
|
0.0711 |
|
Caproni CA.42 |
|
0.0444 |
|
B.E. 2c |
|
0.0368 |
|
Junkers J-I |
|
0.0335 |
|
DeHavilland DH-4 |
|
0.0422 |
|
Curtiss JN-4H |
|
0.0500 |
|
Handley Page W8F |
|
0.0549 |
|
Fokker F-2 |
|
0.0466 |
|
Curtiss R2C-1 |
|
0.0206 |
|
Dayton Wright RB |
|
0.0316 |
|
Supermarine S-4 |
|
0.0274 |
|
Ryan NYP |
|
0.0379 |
|
Ford 5-AT |
|
0.0471 |
|
Lockheed Vega 5C |
|
0.0278 |
|
Curtiss Robin |
|
0.0585 |
|
Travelair 4000 |
|
- |
|
Curtiss Hawk P-6E |
|
0.0371 |
|
Boeing P-26A |
|
0.0448 |
|
Lockheed Orion 9D |
|
0.0210 |
|
Northrop Alpha |
|
0.0274 |
|
Boeing 247D |
|
0.0212 |
|
Douglas DC-3 |
|
0.0249 |
|
Boeing B-17G |
|
0.0302 |
|
Seversky P-35 |
|
0.0251 |
|
Piper J-3 Cub |
|
0.0373 |
|
Stinson SR-8B |
|
0.0348 |
|
Beechcraft D17S |
|
0.0182 |
|
Consolidated B-24J |
|
0.0406 |
|
Boeing B-29 |
|
0.0241 |
|
Martin B-26F |
|
0.0314 |
|
North American P-51D |
|
0.0163 |
|
Lockheed P-38L |
|
0.0268 |
|
Grumman F6F-3 |
|
0.0211 |
|
Curtiss SB2C-1 |
|
0.0225 |
|
Lockheed L.1049G |
|
0.0211 |
|
Vickers Viscount (700 series) |
|
Not Available |
|
Lockheed C-130 |
|
Not Available |
|
Piper Cherokee |
|
0.0358 |
|
Cessna Skyhawk |
0.027 |
0.0319 |
|
Beech Bonanza V-35 |
|
0.0192 |
|
Cessna Cardinal RG II |
|
0.0223 |
|
Cessna 310 II |
|
0.0267 |
|
Beech Super King Air 200 |
|
Not Available |
|
Curtiss H16 |
|
0.0768 |
|
Curtiss HS-2L |
|
0.0676 |
|
Curtiss F-5L |
|
0.0694 |
|
Navy-Curtiss NC-4 |
|
0.0899 |
|
Martin PM-1 |
|
0.0478 |
|
Hall XP2H-1 |
|
0.0291 |
|
Loening OA-1C |
|
0.0458 |
|
Sikorsky S-38B |
|
0.0543 |
|
Consolidated Commodore |
|
0.0562 |
|
Dornier Do X |
|
0.0472 |
|
Sikorsky S-42 |
|
0.0362 |
|
Martin 130 |
|
0.0303 |
|
Boeing 314 |
|
0.0274 |
|
Douglas Dolphin |
|
0.0430 |
|
Grumman G-21 |
|
0.0325 |
|
Fleetwings F-5 |
|
0.0345 |
|
Consolidated PBY-5A |
|
0.0309 |
|
Consolidated PB2Y-3 |
|
0.0281 |
|
Martin PBM-3D |
|
0.0327 |
|
Martin JRM-1 |
|
0.0233 |
|
Martin P5M-2 |
|
0.0275 |
|
Messerschmidt Me 262A |
|
Not Available |
|
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.4 |
|
Not Available |
|
Lightning F |
0.0200 |
|
|
Bell P-59A |
|
Not Available |
|
Lockheed P-80A; |
|
0.0134 |
|
McDonnell FH-1 |
|
Not Available |
|
North American F-86E |
|
0.0132 |
|
Grumman F9F-8; |
|
Not Available |
|
North American F-100D |
|
0.0130 |
|
Convair F-106A |
|
0.0083 |
|
Lockheed F-104G |
0.048 |
0.0172 |
|
Republic F-105D |
|
0.0173 |
|
Vought F-8H |
|
0.0133 |
|
McDonnell F-4E |
0.0205 (subsonic) |
0.0224 |
|
Northrop F-5E |
|
0.0200 |
|
General Dynamics F-111D |
|
0.0186 |
|
Grumman F-14A |
|
Not Available |
|
McDonnell Douglas F-15C |
|
0.018 |
|
General Dynamics F-16A |
|
Not Available |
|
British Aerospace Harrier AV-8A |
|
Not Available |
|
North American B-45C |
|
0.0160 |
|
Boeing B-47E |
|
0.0148 |
|
Boeing B-52H |
|
0.0119 |
|
Convair B-58A |
|
0.0068 |
|
Martin YP6M-1 |
|
Not Available |
|
Rockwell International B-1A |
|
Not Available |
|
Martin B-57B |
|
0.0119 |
|
Douglas A-4E |
|
Not Available |
|
Grumman A-6E |
|
0.0144 |
|
Vought A-7D |
|
Not Available |
|
Boeing 747 |
0.0305 |
|
|
North American X-15 |
0.0950 |
|
|
Learjet 24 |
0.0216 |
|
|
Fairchild-Republic A-10A |
|
Not Available |