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Probably less drag to let the air flow through an "empty" engine rather than to have a large obstruction on the wing.
by emeraldd 11y ago
Probably less drag to let the air flow through an "empty" engine rather than to have a large obstruction on the wing.
- sandworm101 11y agoI don;t know. Cramming all that air down the tube of a fanless engine doesn't seem very efficient compared to the clean cone of a fairing.
- sbierwagen 11y agoAdding a bigger fairing will increase the cross section of the object, increasing the form drag. (Bigger things push more air out of their way when moving) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_drag#Form_drag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_drag#Form_drag