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Old 09-11-2013, 04:54 PM   #592 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Now we're talkin'.

Having re-read the last page I'll just say Thee Template is a wingtip, on a wing of negligible span.
That's a good way to think about it.
Not too long back,Frank Lee posted a 20% thickness airfoil section that was delicious.
Anything with an aft-body contour like this will be well received by the boundary layer.
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