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Musical Wings Reduce Aircraft Stall Risk

Posted by samzenpus on from the fake-plastic-airlines dept.

notwrong writes "The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that a Qantas engineer has found a way to help small aircraft avoid stalling at low speeds: pumping sound through the wings. He found that music also works, having tested Spiderbait and Radiohead (nice choices; Spiderbait apparently works better)."

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  1. Obscure reference? by Zen+Punk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    from the fake-plastic-airlines dept

    I'm sorry, I don't get it. Enlighten me?

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