Fluid Mechanics
Wing Lift
Potential flow around an airfoil
Potential Flow 2D
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HIGH PRESSURE
Lift
No lift
Lift Coeff:
0.00
Drag Coeff:
0.00
Speed:
1.0x
Angle of Attack
AOA
0°
Airspeed
Velocity
1.0x
Wing Shape
Standard aircraft wing
Symmetrical aerobatic wing
Curved high-lift wing
Extra-curved high-lift wing
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Potential Flow:
Fast, inviscid approximation of airflow. Shows how circulation around a wing creates lift via the Kutta-Joukowski theorem.
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