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redpoint5 · 01-24-2023, 11:23 PM

Like all things, there are diminishing returns. The majority of the aero improvement comes at the initial taper, and the least valuable part is at the very tail. Squaring it off somewhere will still yield the majority of the benefit.

01-24-2023, 11:23 PM	#35 (permalink)
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