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Just a guess. Ionized plasma has charges that attract or repulse air particles. Attracting air particles would make them hugging the surface more.
by ww520 10y ago
Just a guess. Ionized plasma has charges that attract or repulse air particles. Attracting air particles would make them hugging the surface more.
- b_emery 10y agoAnother guess: the article says the plasma actuators can create weak flows, so a small push of air toward the trailing edge of the wing would create enough of a vacuum to re-attached the flow.