Re: Origin of feathers

["Norton, Patrick" <Patrick.Norton@state.me.us>]

>If the pre-feathers first appear as "peach fuzz" all over the
animal's body, or at least, in areas well exposed to the air at the   
leading edges (particularly the forelimbs), they will surely increase   
aerial friction and allow a small, wingless, arboreal animal to better   
interact with the air
when it is in free fall.<

Wouldn't increased *friction* result in increased drag, and therefore   
poorer aerodynamic performance?