Theory of wing sections
by Ira H. Abbott · first published 1959
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…where the flow separates between upper and lower surface is not at the leading, but somewhere on the lower surface. See this image: http://www.arvelgentry.com/images/plate2.jpg This guy should read "Theory of Wing Sections", by Abbbott and Van Doenhoff (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Theory-Sections-Dover-Books-Physics/...) before posting misleading essays. Sorry about the rant, but I don't want anyone taking what this guy writes…
on “Raskin about how plane wings lift” ↗For anyone really interested, this is the authoritative reference for NACA, etc. airfoils. Theory of Wing Sections by Abbott and von Doenhoff (1959) https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Wing-Sections-Aeronautical-Eng...
on “Airfoil” ↗