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Old 16th Apr 2005, 22:23
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Dimpled golf balls fly further because they spin backwards. In doing so the dimples help pull the airflow down at the rear of the ball, ie the aiflow along the upper surface travels further than that along the lower surface. Thus the spinning, dimpled ball creates an aerofoil effect, and gives itself some lift.

Aeroplane wings don't spin, so the dimples wouldn't help.
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