YAMAPIKARIYA to Lemmy [email protected] • 1 year agoFlying type i guessfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1569arrow-down17
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink22•1 year agoAerodynamics are independent of size. Drag goes up or down with size but the aerodynamics stays the same.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoYour welcome. A simple way to think about is a truck makes a few hundred horsepower but literally has the aerodynamics of a brick. Where a 747 needs hundreds of thousands of pounds of thrust, but that fucker can fly.
Aerodynamics are independent of size. Drag goes up or down with size but the aerodynamics stays the same.
I did not know that. Thank you!
Your welcome. A simple way to think about is a truck makes a few hundred horsepower but literally has the aerodynamics of a brick. Where a 747 needs hundreds of thousands of pounds of thrust, but that fucker can fly.