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Old 07-26-2004, 04:20 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally posted by rsl12
Fd = vector force of drag, which is a function of Vp, vector velocity of the plane relative to the air around it (the turbulence of which we assume is constant).
Drag forces are a hell of a lot more complicated than that. They are highly dependant on geometry and the velocity of the object, relative to the fluid.
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