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All of which would induce so much drag making take of impossible. I have no sense of humor.
by tommi 16y ago
All of which would induce so much drag making take of impossible. I have no sense of humor.
- borism 16y agointeresting. I'm not quite sure right now that this is true. Theoretically you can make infinitely long wing that will not induce any drag: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift-induced_drag#Reducing_induced_drag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift-induced_drag#Reducing_indu...
- SlowOnTheUptake 16y agoAn infinite wing would not have induced drag but it would have infinite parasitic drag. There are two kinds of drag at play. As one is reduced the other becomes more dominant.