Sailing against the wind depends on airfoil shape?

JAXAshby

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Sailing against the wind depends on airfoil shape?

Yes, but slowly - a flat surface is not an efficient aerofoil.

not necessarily. at certain a of a it is more efficient. an s-shaped airfoil
is more efficient.

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