They talk about reducing skin friction drag but due to the translation I'm not sure if that's what this article is referring to as well.
A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned
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#12Are we just expected to understand Japanese ? There's no English version
Its 2026. Your browser can probably provide a reasonable translation on demand from a nearby service. FF on Linux does, so surely whatever you are rocking can manage it too. There are lots more options.
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Its 2026. Your browser can probably provide a reasonable translation on demand from a nearby service. FF on Linux does, so surely whatever you are rocking can manage it too. There are lots more options.
Yes I am aware that it is the year 2026 but I don't use Firefox and there is no way to translate it. Last time I checked HN is still an English language public square, while there's instances of different languages used its more often for the comments.
You are the minority demanding to be catered to.
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Yes I am aware that it is the year 2026 but I don't use Firefox and there is no way to translate it. Last time I checked HN is still an English language public square, while there's instances of different languages used its more often for the comments.
The article caters to the majority of hn users that use a browser that automatically translates the article. Chrome on Android certainly did. You are the minority demanding to be catered to.
This community is also undoubtedly composed of the kind of problem solver that can overcome this kind of hurdle.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Its 2026. Your browser can probably provide a reasonable translation on demand from a nearby service. FF on Linux does, so surely whatever you are rocking can manage it too. There are lots more options.
Yes I am aware that it is the year 2026 but I don't use Firefox and there is no way to translate it. Last time I checked HN is still an English language public square, while there's instances of different languages used its more often for the comments.
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#17Australian company Mako has been applying ribbed micro-surfaces to aeroplanes for a few years now, with extremely promising results. They talk about reducing skin friction drag but due to the translation I'm not sure if that's what this article is referring to as well.
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#18Are we just expected to understand Japanese ? There's no English version
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#19Are we just expected to understand Japanese ? There's no English version
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-fluid-mec...
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes I am aware that it is the year 2026 but I don't use Firefox and there is no way to translate it. Last time I checked HN is still an English language public square, while there's instances of different languages used its more often for the comments.
The article caters to the majority of hn users that use a browser that automatically translates the article. Chrome on Android certainly did. You are the minority demanding to be catered to.