Let's Reduce the Lift Drag of a Wing, Part 1

If you need to have a low aspect ratio on your ultralight airplane wing in order to save weight, then you may want to figure out how to reduce the lift drag created by that low aspect ratio. In this video we look at what we can do to a wing's planform to decrease the lift drag.

Aerodynamics and Airplane Design Books you can buy:
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Disclaimer: If you use any of the information that you see on this video on a project of your own, YOU become the engineer and responsible party for your project. It is possible that miscalculations were made in the production of this video. Since you are now the engineer for your project, you must verify the information that you use.