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Re:MIT proposes to Reinvent the 737 for 70% greater fuel eff... by aidenn0 on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @07:17PM (#1766246)
Some of this savings has to be from by going 10% slower? Since drag is quadratic, doesn't that mean a 20% reduction in drag alone?
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Re:MIT proposes to Reinvent the 737 for 70% greater fuel eff... by sprout on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @07:42PM (#1766296)
Sure, but presumably the 737 would not be getting its optimal fuel efficiency if it went slower (every vehicle has some sort of a target speed that it's optimized for.)
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