Which risk increases in aviation due to boundary layer transition?

💡 Explanation

Increased skin friction drag results from transition to turbulence because the Reynolds number exceeds a critical value, therefore increasing drag. The larger turbulent boundary layer has more momentum exchange rather than remaining largely laminar.

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