Which outcome occurs when high velocities induce turbulence within an airfoil's boundary layer?

💡 Explanation

Increased skin friction drag occurs because turbulent flow invokes momentum transfer within the boundary layer, therefore causing greater drag, rather than lessened gradients or stabilized flow which would only occur with laminar airflow under ideal, low Reynolds number conditions.

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