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Old 04-12-2012, 07:21 PM   #301 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by drmiller100 View Post
Real world is sometimes different then wind tunnels.

Real world says too short is pretty bad.

Too long is almost exactly the same as "perfect."

Form drag is orders of magnitude worse then skin drag.
If you have to choose,go long.The friction increase is nothing compared to pressure drag if you lose the boundary layer.

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