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Old 27th February 2004 | 04:50
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avoman
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Air escapes around the wingtip from the high pressure area below to the low pressure area above. This distorts the airflow in the directions noted relative to the chord. This is a continuous process as the airfoil moves forward through the air thereby producing the spiral vortex. Anhedral etc is not relevant.
I suppose the vortices must be reversed relative to the airframe in inverted flight!
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