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It’s probably operationally easier to keep surfaces smooth than to keep them a specific amount of roughness.
by rogerrogerr 5mo ago
It’s probably operationally easier to keep surfaces smooth than to keep them a specific amount of roughness.
- greggsy 5mo agoIt’s presumably easier to keep a smooth surface clear of bugs, dust and ice too.
- swasheck 5mo agoyeah. what are the effects of too much roughness? may be safer and easier to maintain at smooth than at a specific roughness spec
- delecti 5mo agoAlso matters a bit what happens to a surface that they don't do anything to. Does a precisely rough surface get too rough or too smooth? Does a precisely smooth surface get rougher in a way that's beneficial? Could be the case that in-practice this means they just worry less as their perfectly smooth planes get a bit rough.