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Originally Posted by rednoved
Yeah, the inside of a TB and the outside of a plane are more alike.  |
Sure they are! We should all wax the inside of our intake and exhaust systems because of the similarities to the Concorde!
BTW, are we even sure the wax on the Concorde body had anything to do with speed?
FWIW, these leads were mentioned in my 'motorcycle only' apples to coconut link...
"The experience of countless engine builders, plus research by Superflow, Boeing, and various members of the Society of Automotive Engineers, indicate that a smooth surface is not necessarily the slipperiest"