brianDG303 wrote:
On Apr 16, 4:17 pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:
toad wrote:
The original posters slides look like a pretty good explanation. I
think that it is more information than a pilot really needs, but
some people won't relax and actually learn until they think they
understand "why" it works. /snip/
You definitely want the designer of your glider to understand
aerodynamics, but the pilot - completely optional!

Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (netto to net to email me)


I found the following website to be somewhat easy to understand and
extremely interesting, especially the last 1/2. The videos of lift and
pressure on a wing also good.

http://knol.google.com/k/why-it-is-possible-to-fly#

Brian


I read this URL with interest.
While it is not a laughable piece about "I'm a physicist so I must be
right", it does suggest that they have their explanation right, and
everyone; Newton, Kutta, Bernouli, Uncle Tom Cobley an' all, have it
wrong. In a word, they exaggerate the value of their approach.
Still, it is interesting and helpful, in my view.

Brian W