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Old 07-01-2017, 01:32 PM   #670 (permalink)
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It's interesting how the single phenomenon causes two different effects.

The blunt trauma of the bow wave[s] is circular, even though the cross-section of the aerobody is anything but, and dissipates immediately; while the wingtips induce vortexes that persist indefinitely.
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