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Re:The Physics of (Airplane) Flight by HPsquared on Monday July 01, 2024 @06:20AM (#40844342)
Curvature of streamlines is related to pressure gradient across said streamlines.
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Re:The Physics of (Airplane) Flight by JumpCrisscross on Monday July 01, 2024 @06:26AM (#40844370)
> Curvature of streamlines is related to pressure gradient across said streamlines

Sure. Ultimately just considering pressure or mass deflection doesn’t work without elaborate workarounds. Because neither describes the reality of an airfoil turning a moving viscous fluid.

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