Le Chaud Lapin wrote in
oups.com:

On Oct 5, 1:11 am, Jim Logajan wrote:
Le Chaud Lapin wrote:
I think for the purposes of piloting that one does not need to know
the Navier-Stokes equations.

That's true.

Because quite honestly the real explanation of
lift is to be found in the differential equations (or integral form)
governing mass continuity, momentum, and energy.

Yes, I agree.

All those simple
explanations are just that - simple and obviously incomplete. Rest
assured you're correct in your observations on the inadequate
explanations - but don't make the mistake of assuming a simple _and_
accurate one must exist, if only you think hard enough on it.

I never thought that my explanation was complete or accurate. I
offered it because, IMO, it has a sificant influence on airfoil
dynamics.



Ooow! Write Nasa quick! Your research is obviously going to enable the next
critical leap in aeronautical sciences!


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Bertie