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uiucengineer t1_jaib6kq wrote

>For a spinning projectile, this total shear stress value is larger than if it was not spinning, so by this reasoning a spinning bullet should experience more drag than a stable, non rotating bullet.

But the direction of this increase in drag should be orthogonal to the translational motion, no? If I'm right, this drag would contribute to slowing the rotation, but not to the arc of the projectile.

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