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Old 26th Jul 2012, 05:56
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Owain Glyndwr
 
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For an authentic explanation of how lift is developed check this one out:
The Origins of Lift

It is written around sails, but the explanation is equally valid for wings. Arvel Gentry is a practical professional aerodynamicist so can be believed. After 40 years of accepting the "Bernouilli" explanation he certainly opened my eyes!

PS: the Olympus 593 (Concorde engine) is a pure conventional turbojet and the "thrust" coming from the intake at Mach 2.0 was about 75% of the total.
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