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Old 04-13-2009 | 03:59 AM
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Default RE: Measuring Total Plane Drag

I was designing the gear and discovered that the landing gear can make 60% of the total drag...looks innocent little gadget but can kill the whole economy of the plane when you don't have enuf power to leave the ground. So watch it.