"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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In article .net,
"Felger Carbon" wrote:

"Mary Shafer" wrote in message
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Well, you have to remember that C_D_U, the coefficient of drag due
to ugliness, is a factor in how well aircraft fly. The A-10 has a
C_D_U of about 278, which the latest gliders have one of about 14.

Mary, only my great respect for the technical accuracy of your
previous posts prevents me from suspecting that you're considerably
overestimating the attractiveness of the Warthog.

Considering that C_D_U only has a scale of 1 to 250, that's hard to say.


You forgot to allow for the LUF (Load Ugliness Factor) - all those Mavericks
staring back at you.


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