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1. Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 00:52:51 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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   @troubledturtle @Paultron Drag coefficient. Kind of a short way to assign an overall value to how efficient your design cuts through the air. There’s some interesting comparison between the mustang and the spitfire, where they were powered by the same engines but ended up with 30 mph speed difference…. IKR exactly but I want to say the biggest diff. was the induction system being more efficient on the ‘stang.

   Tiny changes on a plane add up more than you think. Cessna guys can take off like, 10% shorter just by adding gap seals to their wings. A little strip of tape keeps air stuck to the wing, improves lift, etc. IIRC the BF109 could have benefitted from them, too. An old aero report said that production left gaps in the slats too often, which robbed performance.