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SWISS' Entire Boeing 777 Fleet Now Has Shark Skin Technology (simpleflying.com)

submitted 9 months ago by fne8w2ah to c/aviation

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Great news, this should be widely adopted!

That website however...

What is AeroSHARK

Rather than being completely smooth, shark skin is unique in its ability to minimize drag through specific grooves, which, in aviation terms, allows for a smoother and more efficient flight.

AeroSHARK replicates this hydrodynamic property on aircraft. It is a "special film" made up of "tiny 50-micrometre riblets that reduce aerodynamic drag during flight."