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> It is the turbulence that create the uplift on a wing You can have lift with laminar flow. In fact, the article includes an explanation of the usage of the R
by yiyus 5y ago
> It is the turbulence that create the uplift on a wing
You can have lift with laminar flow. In fact, the article includes an explanation of the usage of the Reynolds number to characterize laminar and turbulent flow and how the flow around plane wings is clearly laminar (called "smooth" in the article).