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Old 14th Nov 2012, 21:37
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awblain
 
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Newton's vortices?

How does Newton account for vortices?

Air that's flowed over the wings is going down. Air that's closer to the centerline is going down more, air that's further from the centreline is going down less. Hence shear, which is skating perilously close to rotation.
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