By appropriate streamlining, the drag coefficient for an airplaneis reduced by 12% while

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Problem 9.96

By appropriate streamlining, the drag coefficient for an airplaneis reduced by 12% while the frontal area remains the same.For the same power output, by what percentage is the flight speedincreased?

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12/3/2014 6:58 PM Wave Interference and Diffraction Reflection and Interference from Thin Films ▯ Normal-incidence light strikes surface covered by a thin film ▯ Some rays reflect from film surface ▯ Some rays reflect from substrate surface (distance d further) ▯ Path length difference = 2d caus

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