Consider a monoplane wing and a biplane wing with identical airfoil sections, wingspans and incidence angles in identical conditions in a wind tunnel. As compared to the monoplane, the biplane experiences
(A) a higher lift and a higher drag
(B) a higher lift and a lower drag
(C) a lower lift and a lower drag
(D) a lower lift and a higher drag

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Consider a monoplane wing and a biplane wing with identical airfoil sections, wingspans and incidence angles in identical conditions in a wind tunnel. As compared to the monoplane, the biplane experiences
(A) a higher lift and a higher drag
(B) a higher lift and a lower drag
(C) a lower lift and a lower drag
(D) a lower lift and a higher drag