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April 25th 08, 01:23 PM
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Isn't lift part of drag?
Fortune magazine online has a photo essay about their new 787. On one
page, http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/...ortune/16.html, 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? 
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