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To: Johnny Gage
To reduce drag in the transonic speed range, a wing should be as thin as possible, and have as long a chord (front to back span) as it can

The wing is only 2 inches thick.

Cavanaugh Flight Museum

21 posted on 02/20/2004 7:36:20 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Chief recruiting officer, BicycleSpankenTruppen)
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To: Professional Engineer; Johnny Gage
A few years ago, this particular plane was For Sale. The price was $150,000. I didn't have it. ;-(
23 posted on 02/20/2004 7:39:19 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Chief recruiting officer, BicycleSpankenTruppen)
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To: Professional Engineer; SAMWolf; snippy_about_it
I just remembered that the F-104 Starfighter was the plane used in Star Trek (original) episode "Tomorrow is Yesterday"


61 posted on 02/20/2004 12:17:15 PM PST by Johnny Gage (God Bless our Firefighters, our Police, our EMS responders, and most of all, our Veterans)
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