Still increases air resistance. It gets hit by air, and that pushes it back into the fuselage.
Larger aircraft commonly have a ram air turbine (RAT) or Air Driven Generator (ADG) to provide some electrical power and hydraulics in certain emergency situations.
Still increases air resistance. It gets hit by air, and that pushes it back into the fuselage.
Larger aircraft commonly have a ram air turbine (RAT) or Air Driven Generator (ADG) to provide some electrical power and hydraulics in certain emergency situations.
On CRJs, it’s right up the front: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxgPrpjByTE
Still delivers a percent or two penalty to fuel burn, and the tiny little generator doesn’t even come remotely close to making up for that.