Things You Thought You Knew – Up, Up, and Away!
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Aeronautics Research - Air Moving Over the Wing
The strongest part of the wing is the nearest part to the plane. NASA discovered that if you put a little uptick, a little up up angle in your wing, right, boost the you can reduce the drag there by increasing fuel efficiency. Overall, they saved between 10 and 15% of all the fuel costs since that's been introduced.
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