This paper provides some info on the subject. I also have a scan of an AIAA paper from the PSU library. Unfortunately, it's not open-access, so I can't link to a PDF. (I'll try to remember to post the journal/volume/title and a Google Scholar link here.)
This is far into "it's probably fine" territory, but it would be interesting to know how much altitude we stand to gain by improving surface finish.
This paper provides some info on the subject. I also have a scan of an AIAA paper from the PSU library. Unfortunately, it's not open-access, so I can't link to a PDF. (I'll try to remember to post the journal/volume/title and a Google Scholar link here.)
This is far into "it's probably fine" territory, but it would be interesting to know how much altitude we stand to gain by improving surface finish.