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Old 07-07-2008, 11:49 PM   #54 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Any raised edge that's not parallel to the flow will trip the air. Angled raised edges will spawn vortices.

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My mistake. I was thinking of the fences on supersonic jets.
The MIG 15 had fences on its wings.
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