Floating like a butterfly on planes - the "Ground Effect"
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In this month's National Geographic interview with a butterfly expert, it says:
Originally Posted by National Geographic
[Certain species of butterflies are] demonstrating something called the ground effect. It's an aerodynamic phenomenon that occurs whenever wings are near a fixed surface, which increases lift and decreases drag. If you've been on a plane as it lands, you may have felt a brief floating sensation. That's the ground effect
Has anybody experienced this on a BA plane? I cannot say that I have, but I will see if I notice it on my flight to FRA tomorrow.
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