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Old June 27th 06, 11:30 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default So, how does a frisbee fly?

Skywise wrote:
Matt Whiting wrote in news:Fj%ng.29$Pa.4943
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Snipola

Then how do you explain how well a simple flat disk such as a CD will
fly? It certainly has no airfoil shape.



They don't. At least none of the CD's that I've ever thrown went
very far. They all roll immediately and change direction.

I used to work at a CD plant, so I had a few to throw around.


You need better technique. I can get 50' out of a CD. A larger and
heavier thin disk will go a lot farther even.

Matt