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Old 11th Dec 2012, 18:36
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djpil
 
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Yep, whatever the flow mechanism there is a resultant force - lift and drag are simply defined as the component normal to, and parallel to the relative airflow.
I agree, it is a bluff body so you can determine the drag of that and go from there.
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