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How Wings Work

Published on Nov 26, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHAT ARE AIRFOILS

AND HOW DO THEY WORK

WHAT IS AN AIRFOIL

CROSS SECTION

HISTORY

  • Known in 1800s
  • H.E. Phillips patent
  • Otto Lilenthal's bird wings
  • Wrights plane used cambered wings

SHAPES?

MANY EFFECTS

  • Bernoulli
  • Venturi
  • Lift

VENTURI

HIGH VELOCITY LOW PRESSURE

BERNUOLLI

LOWER PRESSURE GREATER LIFT

LIFT

CAUSED BY BERNUOLLI

SOURCES

  • Wikipedia