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lutorm
on July 1, 2024
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The physics of airplane flight
Increasing drag is actually
useful
when landing. too. Trying to land an airplane with very little drag at a given spot is difficult because if you're just a little fast they'll float a long time.
tonyarkles
on July 1, 2024
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Definitely! Flaps are one of the few “almost free lunch” things in aviation where almost everything else has harsh tradeoffs to consider.
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