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Old 23rd July 2012 | 22:22
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Stagnation point on swept wings

It was recently explained to me that one of the reasons for washout on a swept wing is that the stagnation point (point at which the airflow separates to go either above or below the wing) moves from in front of the leading edge near the wing root to under the wing leading edge near the tip.

Is this correct, and if so why does this occur?
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