In a message dated 8/9/2007 6:51:35 PM Central Daylight Time,
calgoddard_at_yahoo.com writes:
If only the projected main wing area counts in determining lift, what
advantage is there to using a flat main wing (except for camber) with
vertical tip plates?
Although the projected wing span remains constant regardless of dihedral, the
actual length of the wing increases with increased dihedral, therefore the
longer the wing the higher the drag.
Gary Hodson
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Received on Fri Aug 10 2007 - 06:25:20 CEST