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Old 13th July 2008 | 23:07
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thez9zon
 
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Induced drag

Hey all

Am trying to work out the principles of induced drag. Can someone help me?

I understand that the effect of downwash from a wing is to tilt downwards the effective relative airflow and in doing so reducing the effective angle of attack. However i have a problem understanding how this is achieved and how downwash from behind the wing can affect the flow over the wing in the first place. Any ideas?
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