Re:Enroute Airbus A380 wake flips Challenger business jet up...
by chrisbennet on Friday March 17, 2017 @02:17AM
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The Coanda [or "coma daily" as my iPad helpfully autocorrects] Effect also contributes to lift.
The air "sticks" to the surface of the wing and leaves the trailing edge in a partially downward direction i.e the air is deflected downward by the top of the wing not just the bottom.
For a quick demo of this, hold the bowl of a spoon
under a running faucet and see how it pulls the spoon into the stream.
The air "sticks" to the surface of the wing and leaves the trailing edge in a partially downward direction i.e the air is deflected downward by the top of the wing not just the bottom.
For a quick demo of this, hold the bowl of a spoon under a running faucet and see how it pulls the spoon into the stream.