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Originally Posted by dirt bike dave
Ever notice that an airplane's wings are not shiny smooth, but rough?
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Is the author a pilot and/or designer? 100% of the many, many planes I've flown in or just admired from the ground has wings as smooth as a baby's bottom.
Good research and all, but motorcycles and trucks are apples and coconuts here..
On the Concorde, they wax the body, not going anywhere near the wing. So it has nothing to do with lift.
If you would like to see the comparison, start reading on the Hughes HB-1. It was first built with rivets, and Hughes then told them to shave the rivets. I know movies aren't believeable, but in "The Aviator" released a few years back theres a good scene on it.
And who says Mooneys are small? Sure they might not house us 6'2" pilots very well, but I love 'em!