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Old 18th September 2010 | 23:28
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The term “Aspect ratio” refers to the ratio of the chord length of a wing divided by its span
Absolutely and that explanation is impeccable---so, just to add A really =b^2/S but reduces to
[the ratio of the chord length of a wing divided by its span
for a rectangular wing


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