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2D polar extrapolation is not realistic in lift #208

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@jellepoland

Currently, the 2D polar (for V3 kite) extrapolates as follows:

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This is an artifact of the V3 LEI airfoil input data only stretching until 24.5 °, and it extrapolates in a straight line afterwards.
This is clearly wrong, given that a flat-plate airfoil shows approximately this behavior (source: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc57443/)

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I suggest incorporating a flat-plate model for lift, drag, and moments; that becomes active beyond the range of the input 2D polars.
Another road would be to switch to NeuralFoil if possible in this extended range.

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