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Originally Posted by drmiller100
airplanes operate at higher speeds then our cars - higher speeds imply different reynolds numbers which means they get to use different degrees of taper.
An example - airplane wings "stall" if you go too slow.
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A stall can happen at any airspeed. It occurs when the wing reaches its critical angle of attack.
The taper in the example plane in the OP is very far from ideal and is an example of form following function. It will look like a mess in the wind tunnel.
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