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Old 26th Nov 2009, 12:55
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Modern Elmo
 
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I half remember asking this before but can’t remember what the answer was: doesn’t DBE rotation reinforce the formation of tip vortices on the mainplanes? Doesn’t that have a drag penalty?

Thought experiment: Consider multi-engine aircraft with all propellers rotating the same way. Why don't those aircraft have significantly unequal wing tip vortices?
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