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Efficient plane designs (none / 1)
There are aerodynamic and speed changes that can improve efficiency.

Boeing has come up with several of them and mostly they require lower speeds ( by about 100mph ) and/or implementing the blended wing body (BWB).

I can provide concept images if there is interest.

Even a well designed winglet improves in flight consumption by almost 10% and I still do not understand why there are airplanes that fly without them.

Orthodoxy is not a religion.

by BalkanIdentity (balkanid _ at _ google.com) on Wed Sep 27th, 2006 at 11:37:25 AM EST
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