Rick Girard wrote:

Paul, you mentioned the Questair Venture in passing at the beginning of
the blimp discussion.  It's worth noting that Dr. Hoerner specified that
the ideal shape had a length to width ratio of 3 to 1, again explaining
why that stubby little egg is so fast.  That nasty skin friction drag
again.  To paraphrase Burt Rutan, what ain't there not only can't weigh,
it can't drag either.

Rick Girard

 
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