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Old 05-30-2015, 10:38 AM   #72 (permalink)
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I read redneck's boat tail thread and saw something interesting. He stated that 50% of the length will give 90% of the results. Was he correct in saying this? The above models of the truncated tails seem to point to yes.

Speaking of shark skin, would having trip strips laying perpendicular to airflow along the boat tail have any positive effect? Is a TBL wanted at this point, or are we teying to have the airflow go closer to laminar?
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