You are the Chief Aerodynamicist for an exciting new startup called Zoom Aero. The company is planning to build a techno

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You are the Chief Aerodynamicist for an exciting new startup
called Zoom Aero. The company is planning to build a
technologically advanced commercial airliner. I am the CEO and
Chief Paycheck Signer of Zoom Aero. The situation is this: My green
eyeshade accounting staff has told me that a straight wing for our
new airliner can be built much cheaper than your design for a swept
supercritical airfoil. The aircraft will have a design cruise speed
of .82 Mach at Flight Level 410 (41,000 ft). My background is in
Law and Finance. Your job is to convince me of the folly of using a
cheaper straight wing design instead of our advanced supercritical
swept wing. Imagine you are conducting a face to face verbal
tutorial on high speed aerodynamics. Did I mention that I am the
Chief Paycheck Signer? Please proceed.