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Increasing drag is actually useful when landing. too. Trying to land an airplane with very little drag at a given spot is difficult because if you're just a lit
by lutorm 2y ago
Increasing drag is actually useful when landing. too. Trying to land an airplane with very little drag at a given spot is difficult because if you're just a little fast they'll float a long time.
- tonyarkles 2y agoDefinitely! Flaps are one of the few “almost free lunch” things in aviation where almost everything else has harsh tradeoffs to consider.