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Old 05-19-2009, 11:58 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Creating induced drag is the purpose of wings, with as little form drag and surface drag as possible. So, if you align a wing with the airflow, to eliminate induced drag (as in the Vomit Comet going over the top to produce weightlessness) you have a pretty well streamlined shape, with low enough form drag that the unavoidable surface drag is a significant part of the whole.
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