Power Curve

Power curve may refer to:

  • The power band of an internal combustion engine, the range of speeds in which it operates efficiently
  • The power curve in aerodynamics, a characteristic curve of drag vs. airspeed for airfoils

Famous quotes containing the words power and/or curve:

    “The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they make themselves the organ of the tendencies and instincts of masses.”
    —John Stuart Mill (1806–1873)

    “And out again I curve and flow
    To join the brimming river,
    For men may come and men may go,
    But I go on forever.”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)