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If adding an extra sail to a sailboat generates more thrust. Then why doesn't adding a wing to an airplane generate more lift?
aerodynamics, lift, wing, airfoil, physics, sail, sailing
u/TopAct9437 — 6 days ago
Why do engineers never analyse the actual airflows created by a wing in flight?
Instead of the standard approach of analysing the horizontal relative airflows over a stationary wing (similar a wind tunnel experiment). Why not analyse the actual vertical airflows produced by the moving wing of an aircraft in flight ? The aerodynamics would be a lot more accurate and realistic.
u/TopAct9437 — 14 days ago