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		jcrites on Jan 21, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Laser-generated surface structures create extremel... Do hydrophobic materials interact differently with gases as well? What would the air flow be like over a wing made out of a superhydrophobic material like this? Would it facilitate or disrupt airflow, or not matter?

jacquesm on Jan 21, 2015 [–]

Yes, that's been done:

http://www.lufthansa-technik.com/famos

See sharkskin bit above.

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