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Apr 13, 2017 at 12:59 history edited CommunityBot
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Mar 31, 2017 at 12:36 comment added Peter Kämpf @TomMcW: Yes, the same drag is called friction drag plus form drag or whatever expression the author picks. Profile drag has its justification because it can be looked up easily during early design and the expression should occur most often in this context.
Mar 30, 2017 at 23:24 comment added TomMcW So that's why I don't run across the term often, because the components of profile drag are accounted for by the other terms?
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