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Old 11-04-2009, 12:52 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
So you just admitted that there was no point in the interjection, right? I mean, IN REAL LIFE, in all situations, inducing any kind of aerodynamic lift, positive or negative, still induces drag, regardless of the relationship between them, as I stated before.
actually, you were the one to state:

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Ok, so downforce is drag, first of all. In order to have zero gross drag, you need a neutral shape which produces no downforce, negative or otherwise.
I am simply pointing out that lift and drag - while related - are not the same thing, and that drag is not dependent on lift.. it would be there even at a perfect 0 alpha/0 lift state.
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