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Author: Stephen James
Date: Dec 9, 2007 12:48

Shark Skin Research Could Reduce Airplane Drag By 30 Percent

It may seem obvious that the surface of an airplane should be as
smooth as possible to minimize aerodynamic drag, but that's not really
the case. A bit of roughness can break up the boundary layer and...
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Re: Hey Coop, this maybe for you         


Author: solocmv
Date: Dec 10, 2007 00:13

On Dec 10, 6:45�pm, GB kickindanuts.threefiddy.com> wrote:
> jw� optusnet.com.au> wrote innews:475c8b06$0$31595$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au:
>
>> Hadn't they "discovered" this years ago during the Americas Cup
>> kerfuffle?
>
> �Dunno about americas Cup, but Cathy Freeman, Peter Brock and some
> other great Australian swimmers were certainly trialling this stuff
> in the pool.
>
> GB, ok, so I'm bad at remembering aussie sportsfolk's names.
> --
> �"Most police misconduct occurs when citizens challenge an individual
> � officer's authority" (Reiss, 1971 c.in Jermier & Berkes 1979)

Hey All,

Has this concept been widely understood and applied to golf balls?

Cheers,
Solocmv.
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Re: Hey Coop, this maybe for you         


Author: Coop
Date: Dec 10, 2007 01:20

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:18:48 +1030, Stephen James
hotmail.com> wrote:
>Shark Skin Research Could Reduce Airplane Drag By 30 Percent
>
> It may seem obvious that the surface of an airplane should be as
>smooth as possible to minimize aerodynamic drag, but that's not really...
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Re: Hey Coop, this maybe for you         


Author: Thomas Houseman
Date: Dec 10, 2007 02:29

"Coop" chariotnose.netwheel.au> wrote in message
news:6u0ql39js5ok2vtc63jku4lbdq3p4bbh58@4ax.com...
On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:18:48 +1030, Stephen James
hotmail.com> wrote:
>Shark Skin Research Could Reduce Airplane Drag By 30 Percent
>
> It may seem obvious that the surface of an airplane should be as
>smooth as possible to minimize aerodynamic drag, but that's not really...
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