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Old 11-16-2023, 01:41 AM   #1277 (permalink)
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The theory at that time was that the airflow would follow the corrugations.
Everything old is, I guess, new again.

AeroSHARK thin film reduces drag on airplanes

They're described as riblets, rather than the more scale-like shark skin.

What put me onto the story was
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