***Link*** :: [Induced Drag and Ground Effect](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHQvAQiIcoE) ***Description*** :: `= this.link` ***Author*** :: [[Rod Machado]] #### Summary * Local relative wind bends down at higher [[AOA]], and so [[Lift]] vector is redirected slightly backwards. The portion of lift redirected rearward is induced drag. * When near the runway, the local relative airstream can't bend as much, because the runway is there and is a hard surface, so the lift vector doesn't get sent backwards as much. (Induced drag disappears or diminishes in [[Ground Effect]].) * "Lift that acts like drag is known as [[Induced Drag]]" #source