Isn't lift part of drag?

"WingFlaps" wrote in message
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On Apr 26, 7:58 am, "Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote:
"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message

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es330td wrote:
Fortune magazine online has a photo essay about their new 787. On one
page,
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/...y.boeing_dream...,
they make this statement:

The Dreamliner's wingspan is 197 feet, or about 25% longer than a
similar-sized plane, which increases lift and reduces drag.

I thought that lift, in addition to causing a net upward force on the
wing, also contributes to the drag force on the wing as well. If this
is the case then increasing lift should also increase drag. Did I
misunderstand?

The lift and drag curves for any given wing are a function of wing
design.
Although induced drag is a product of lift creation, the design of the
wing could easily change the lift and drag coefficients and make the
wing
more efficient.
These are complicated inter-relationships, and sometimes, when doing an
article in a non technical venue, a writer will simply present the tip
of
the iceberg.
This isn't necessarily wrong but you will probably notice a distinct
difference between an article on wing design written for Fortune as
opposed to one written for Aviation Weekly :-)

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Dudley Henriques

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.. On Apr 26, 7:58 am, "Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote:
"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message

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es330td wrote:
Fortune magazine online has a photo essay about their new 787. On
one page,

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/...ry.boeing_drea
m...,
they make this statement:

The Dreamliner's wingspan is 197 feet, or about 25% longer than a
similar-sized plane, which increases lift and reduces drag.

I thought that lift, in addition to causing a net upward force on
the wing, also contributes to the drag force on the wing as well.
If this is the case then increasing lift should also increase
drag. Did I misunderstand?

The lift and drag curves for any given wing are a function of wing
design.
Although induced drag is a product of lift creation, the design of
the wing could easily change the lift and drag coefficients and
make the wing
more efficient.
These are complicated inter-relationships, and sometimes, when
doing an article in a non technical venue, a writer will simply
present the tip of
the iceberg.
This isn't necessarily wrong but you will probably notice a
distinct difference between an article on wing design written for
Fortune as opposed to one written for Aviation Weekly :-)

--
Dudley Henriques

I think you can say more and explain less than anyone I have ever
heard.

Do you think the value of any writing can be most accurately
expressed by it's printed weight in pounds?- Hide quoted text -


Do you think you are achieving anything more than exposing yourself as
a rather tedious loser? Give it up man.

Cheers

No ****!!!!! What did I loose??


Marbles would be my guess.


Bertie

On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:



Do you think you are achieving anything more than exposing yourself as
a rather tedious loser? Give it up man.

Cheers

No ****!!!!! What did I loose??


Marbles would be my guess.


Bertie

when I read maxwell's post my immediate thought was "marbles"

ahhh bertie. rotfl lmao
Stealth Pilot

Stealth Pilot wrote in
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On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:



Do you think you are achieving anything more than exposing yourself as
a rather tedious loser? Give it up man.

Cheers

No ****!!!!! What did I loose??


Marbles would be my guess.


Bertie

when I read maxwell's post my immediate thought was "marbles"

ahhh bertie. rotfl lmao

They are pretty funny. The "give him a taste of his own medicine" game is a
pretty common tactic k00ks try and use on me. never seems to work for them
for some reason.


Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Stealth Pilot wrote in
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On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:



Do you think you are achieving anything more than exposing yourself as
a rather tedious loser? Give it up man.

Cheers

No ****!!!!! What did I loose??


Marbles would be my guess.


Bertie

when I read maxwell's post my immediate thought was "marbles"

ahhh bertie. rotfl lmao

They are pretty funny. The "give him a taste of his own medicine" game is
a
pretty common tactic k00ks try and use on me. never seems to work for them
for some reason.


Bertie

Because you have no brains, or self respect. The only mission of people like
you is to be an obstacle. Hell, even your little brother Anthony can do
that!

"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Stealth Pilot wrote in
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On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:



Do you think you are achieving anything more than exposing
yourself as a rather tedious loser? Give it up man.

Cheers

No ****!!!!! What did I loose??


Marbles would be my guess.


Bertie

when I read maxwell's post my immediate thought was "marbles"

ahhh bertie. rotfl lmao

They are pretty funny. The "give him a taste of his own medicine"
game is a
pretty common tactic k00ks try and use on me. never seems to work for
them for some reason.


Bertie

Because you have no brains, or self respect.


Got plenty of both, fjukktard.

The only mission of
people like you is to be an obstacle.

Guess again, fjukkwit.



Hell, even your little brother
Anthony can do that!



Oh no! You got me again...!

Bertie