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Boats usually have low friction (drag) compared to freight trains, but they have considerably more drag than most aircraft, especially the really fast ones. The faster the boat or aircraft, the lower the friction.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, a boat moving on the water has some friction with the water and some with the air through which it moves, although very little.
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