Originally Posted by
CliveL
Could you be a little more specific as to the bits that interest you?
No, I probably couldn't.
Let me ask it this way: Could a student in Aeronautical Engineering calculate the lift and drag for (non-vortex) Concorde using the same equations he would use to calculate lift and drag for say, a 777?
In other, other words... I understand that there's a very different phenomenon developing a chunk of lift at high AoA. But the wing still has a very unique shape and camber, so I wonder if-- when the AoA is *not* as high-- phenomena responsible for our 777 staying up fully apply to Concorde.
If I'm just missing the boat completely here, just give me the stern eye and ask me to reread some physics.