Are they supposed to have the same area? How can the streamlined half be less aero than the full one?
Are they supposed to have the same area?
How can the streamlined half be less aero than the full one?
Those don't have the same frontal area. There's a better diagram which shows a wire and a much larger aerofoil which both have the same drag, but I can't find it.
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Those don't have the same frontal area. There's a better diagram which shows a wire and a much larger aerofoil which both have the same drag, but I can't find it.