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Windage


 

Windage is a force created on an object by friction when there is relative movement between air and the object.

Related Topics:
Force - Friction - Air

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There are two possible causes of windage:

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  • the object is moving and being slowed by resistance from the air
  • a wind is blowing producing a force on the object
  • The term can refer to :

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  • either, the effect of the force, for example the deflection of a missile or an aircraft by a cross wind
  • or, the area and shape of the object that make it susceptible to friction, for example those parts of a boat that are exposed to the wind.
  • Aerodynamic streamlining can be used to reduce windage.

    Related Topics:
    Aerodynamic - Streamlining

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    There is a similar hydrodynamic effect to windage.

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    In firearms parlance, windage refers to the side-to-side adjustment of a rifle's sight, used to change the horizontal component of the aiming point. (The up-down adjustment for the vertical component is the elevation.) It can also refer to the difference in diameter between the bore and the shot especially in muskets and cannon.

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