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aircraft design - Why doesn't the minimum drag point meet the point at the best Cl/CD polar? - Aviation Stack Exchange
![Figure 12: Variation of drag (CD) and lift (CL) coefficient of the step stones along with flow rate. | FLOW-3D Figure 12: Variation of drag (CD) and lift (CL) coefficient of the step stones along with flow rate. | FLOW-3D](https://www.flow3d.co.kr/wp-content/uploads/Figure-12-Variation-of-drag-CD-and-lift-CL-coefficient-of-the-step-stones-along-with-flow-rate..png)
Figure 12: Variation of drag (CD) and lift (CL) coefficient of the step stones along with flow rate. | FLOW-3D
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In the Cl vs Cd graph, Why the drag coefficient decreases initially with the small increment in lift coefficient? - Aviation Stack Exchange
![Lift-Drag ratio C L /C D vs angle of attack α. The inset shows C D vs C... | Download Scientific Diagram Lift-Drag ratio C L /C D vs angle of attack α. The inset shows C D vs C... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carlos-Pino-8/publication/307943437/figure/fig5/AS:416097074466820@1476216681826/Lift-Drag-ratio-C-L-C-D-vs-angle-of-attack-a-The-inset-shows-C-D-vs-C-L-for-all_Q640.jpg)
Lift-Drag ratio C L /C D vs angle of attack α. The inset shows C D vs C... | Download Scientific Diagram
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