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Old 6th May 2018 | 19:51
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Ascend Charlie
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Just read the title again and Jimmy is after Parasite Drag, rather than Profile Drag, so I suspect he is more interested in dirt on the fuselage.
At helicopter speeds, it won't make much difference, though a shiny aircraft will impress the customers more than a dirty one.
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