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Old 2nd November 2008 | 02:59
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Brian Abraham
 
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the airflow passes over the wing in a diagonal direction and remains in contact with the wing longer = more lift for same chord
While the effect is to increase the Renyolds Number (and lift) you have at the same time a reduction in camber which has the effect of reducing lift (for a given AoA). The end result is anybodys guess I would say unless referring to a particular case tested in a tunnel.
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