Plasma has some awesome aero benefits....
A large portion of drag is a result of a no slip condition in the boundary layer... But, if we produce plasma at the boundary layer, we get rid of this no slip condition resulting in a very slippery body...
That's right.. I brought it back to aero
Will Plasma Revolutionize Aircraft Design
Plasma Aerodynamic Flow Control
A friend of mine is actually working in this field for turbines - I think he's writing his thesis on it...