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Old 1st May 2009, 07:54
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stiknruda
 
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Drag - airframe (all those extra bracing bits and interplane struts)
Drag - induced (twice as many wingtips)
Compression - interaction of airflow between the planes
Visibility - piss poor fwd vis as someone has left a wing in the way, poor rearwards as the pilot tends to sit low to overcome the fwd vis issues!

Biplanes, huh - I love 'em

I've flown the SEPECAT Jag, the Extra 300 and they were fun but I wouldn't swap my bipe for either!

Stik
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