Originally Posted by
Captain Beaker
I posted the graph from ANA, because the text was brought up. I hadn't read it for a long time but sure enough it had the info to show that drag is not created by the engine/gearbox.
The text was quoted because you introduced it; Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators was your reference, and contradicts nearly everything you've attempted to say.
The graph you posted, from ANA, does NOT suggest anything whatsoever about mechanical drag, and does NOT make the point that you believe it makes. What it does do is show that you don't understand the information.