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Old 07-09-2003 | 05:39 PM
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Default Wings and verticals....

1. For a wing with no vertical tail to go straight the differential drag with yaw has to be high due to planform/airfoil/sweep/whatever - it is a CDbeta term acting through the AC of each wing panel. Low drag airplanes would not have has much directional stability.

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2. Your eyes are going and you can't possibly tell the difference :-)

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