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Re: Misconceptions: Physics of Flight

Surely not the case for zero angle of attack.

(Is it even possible to have a symmetrical *cambered* airfoil?)

Glenn A. Carlson, P.E.
St. Charles County Community College
St. Peters, MO


Subject: Re: Misconceptions: Physics of Flight
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:17:21 -0700
From: William Beaty <billb@ESKIMO.COM>

If the wing is symmetrical and uncambered, the air STILL flows
faster over the top during flight. In other words, the Bernoulli
equation still applies, and the pressure-difference still arises, even
if the wing is as flat as a board.

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