YAMAPIKARIYA@lemmyfi.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 months agoFlying type i guessfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1572arrow-down17
arrow-up1565arrow-down1imageFlying type i guessfiles.catbox.moeYAMAPIKARIYA@lemmyfi.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareEverythingispenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·8 months agoAerodynamics are independent of size. Drag goes up or down with size but the aerodynamics stays the same.
minus-squarerandomdeadguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoI did not know that. Thank you!
minus-squareEverythingispenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoYour welcome. A simple way to think about is a truck makes a few hundred horsepower but literally has the aerodynamics of a brick. Where a 747 needs hundreds of thousands of pounds of thrust, but that fucker can fly.
Aerodynamics are independent of size. Drag goes up or down with size but the aerodynamics stays the same.
I did not know that. Thank you!
Your welcome. A simple way to think about is a truck makes a few hundred horsepower but literally has the aerodynamics of a brick. Where a 747 needs hundreds of thousands of pounds of thrust, but that fucker can fly.