visualisation of the lift distribution over a wing
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"Morgans" wrote:
"Alan Baker" wrote
Anyone who thinks that the pressure of a fluid on a surface can act in
any direction but towards the surface is simply wrong.
I see. You are not lookng at the wing as a system, but taking an
observation at one point only, without reguard to what is happening around
it.
Point made.
Nope.
I'm making the point that the upper surface contributes absolutely *no*
lifting force.
None.
Zero.
In fact, it provides a downward force. Every time.
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Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
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