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Old 3rd May 2012 | 12:37
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baobab72
 
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propeller slipstream

hello folks

i might saying a bunch of non sense here but can anybody shed some light on the physics behind propeller slipstream, what is it caused by?
cos i was wondering why considering that the air in front of the propeller disk being accelerated should have a lower pressure than the air behind it being slower and thus having a higher pressure, so normally, and absurdly the air should flow from low to high therefore from the rear to the front of the propeller rather than the opposite way!!!

i know i am wrong, facts do prove me wrong, just wondering what i am mistaken about, maybe the whole mechanics how a propeller work!!

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