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Old 21st Oct 2012, 16:45
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Lyman
 
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Hi ft...

"It applies to a steady flow of an incompressible, inviscid fluid."

I think that is the point I attempted to make, inelegantly.

The authors of the paper in question make an elegant case for a new way to teach "Introduction to Lift". The math and the relationships among the variables are clear, and persuasive.

The "sacred" maths and several independent theorems are available on Wikipedia, I checked. I have never understood the apparent need to make lift complex, and pay homage to a Swiss hydrologist.

Any new approach will make "waves" and a vortex or three. Toes will be compressed in its forthcoming popularity...

As to the lack of facts in this post, I will incorporate the paper here, by reference.

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