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Old 5th October 2009 | 16:45
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XPMorten
 
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It is exactley the same for DC3, C172, Tiger moths and gliders- nothing to do with modern aerofoils.
I didnt say that, but since you brought it up, modern airliners use
supercritical airfoils which usually have a "flatter" bottom drag bucket.
They also have a higher L/D ratio for the same Cl than conventional "old" airfoils
so I wouldn't say "exactley the same".. .

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