Re:How Airplanes Fly: A Physical Description of Lift (1999)
by FiatLuxDave on Thursday December 10, 2015 @09:03AM
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This is incorrect. A wing can impart momentum to air even in the absence of viscosity. However, the optimal wing shape is different. For an example of a wing that moves air "down" without viscosity, look at turbomolecular vacuum pumps:
http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ugrad/387/388s06/UHV_LEED/UHV...