Resistance
Competition Suits
Drag Formula
Flow of Air
this car is considered aerodynamic due to the minimal surface area throughout the path of the air
Long Jump Ski
this man has a LOT of drag
Olympic Speed Suits
Synthetic polymer materials is what fabricates these suits. They are produced of fine-lined monomer particles. Scientists study what polymers to use and how to connect them together. These can be like spandex, which are lighweight, flexible skin suits. Polymers are described as a bundle of spaghetti: strong together. Wind resistance is especially taken into account in the creation of these suits. These surfaces have been formulated to have less drag than even a smooth surface by using a rubber surface. Drag is the main force that slows these high speed Olympic athletes. A tight, sleek fit is very important for speed events. A person's skin and hair can even slow these athletes down by the drag force that they produce. This is different for ski jumpers. They try to capture the air in their suits to make them stay in the air longer, as if they were a kite. These suits are very individual. They account for the shape of the body to force the air to go around them as they need. The problem with combining these materials in one suit is the thickness of the seams, which create un-needed air resistance and drag if too large. They will fuse these materials together to reduce this problem. Drag and air resistance are forces that act on almost every winter Olympic event.
Mario and Sonic Winter Olympic Games
Tight polymer fabric
reduces drag on the body
Competition Suit test
this test produces a streamline of air that show where the air is going as it hits the person and material
Polymers
these polymers are what make up the competition suits. they are designed to bend the air that comes in connact with them, while being strong and flexible.
Speed Skating
these suits reduce as much drag as possible, when the body keeps moving rapidly to gain speed.
Luge
these people point their body like an arrow to reduce the air resistance the faster they go. the thinner the body is, the less surface is coming in direct contact with the air resistance force.