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		lutorm on July 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The physics of airplane flight Increasing drag is actually useful when landing. too. Trying to land an airplane with very little drag at a given spot is difficult because if you're just a little fast they'll float a long time.

tonyarkles on July 1, 2024 [–]

Definitely! Flaps are one of the few “almost free lunch” things in aviation where almost everything else has harsh tradeoffs to consider.

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