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Old March 21st 09, 08:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_4_]
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Default aerodynamics of gliding

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:01:23 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote:

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:28:59 -0700, The Real Doctor wrote:

Incidentally, if you don't have a copy of "An Album of Fluid Motion" by
Milton Van Dyke, get it. You'll love it. Every gliding club should have
one.


Here's a link to animated visualizations of the flow past a wing:
http://www.av8n.com/irro/ - click the flag of your favored language to
see the visualizations.

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