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freebeard · 10-28-2017, 02:35 PM

Thanks.

I suspect the increased drag is caused by the duck-tail contour of the upper wing. But it is positioned for maximum leverage.

Suppose the upper wing had the same contour as the XR4Ti part. It would be very similar to kach22i's pickup cab wing with a bigger gap.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,500 Thanks: 8,061 Thanked 8,863 Times in 7,316 Posts	Thanks. I suspect the increased drag is caused by the duck-tail contour of the upper wing. But it is positioned for maximum leverage. Suppose the upper wing had the same contour as the XR4Ti part. It would be very similar to kach22i's pickup cab wing with a bigger gap.