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Aerodynamics — as an engineering discipline involved deeply in the aircraft development process — always have been and will continue to be essential for the commercial success of any aircraft programme. Past developments in computing methods and tools as well as in wind tunnel testing technologies have produced clear cost and performance benefits. For this reason it is absolutely justified to invest in further improvements concerning development of tools and methods including experimental technologies and facilities, taking advantage of the enormous leverage on both total programme costs and aircraft performance.
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Schneider, W. (2001). The Importance of Aerodynamics in the Development of Commercially Successful Transport Aircraft. In: Thiede, P. (eds) Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Technologies. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics (NNFM), vol 76. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45359-8_2
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