Practice question

Aerodynamic drag force ($F_{air}$) increases with the square of vehicle speed ($v^2$). How does the engine POWER required to overcome aerodynamic drag scale with vehicle speed?

  1. Power required to overcome aerodynamic drag scales with the CUBE of speed ($v^3$)
  2. Power scales linearly with speed ($v^1$)
  3. Power scales with the square of speed ($v^2$)
  4. Power is independent of vehicle speed

Answer: A — Power required to overcome aerodynamic drag scales with the CUBE of speed ($v^3$)

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