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Old 27th Sep 2006, 08:17
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Originally Posted by Bendo
It is useful for explaining ground effect and also for demonstrating the separation point and loss of lift in the stall.
Having a brain fart and can't remember for the life of me what its called
You're thinking of the "Coanda effect". How do you use it to explain ground effect?

I think you'll find the water pulls the spoon
"Push" and "Pull" are pretty arbitrary when it comes to spoons, aren't they?!
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