ORIGINAL: hugger-4641
ORIGINAL: dick Hanson
ORIGINAL: hugger-4641
Hypothethical case in point, try to put the wing from an F-14 on a Cessna Citation and see if generates enough lift to fly.
Include the engines from the F14 -yup it works!
Aero rule 1- enough power fixes all other deficiencies-
Your light hearted attempt to dodge the point still supports it
If you don't include the F-14 engines, then you will will not get enough speed thus not enough ''lift''. Therefore, as you alluded in an obscure way in your prior post, any object can create lift if it has enough air (speed) moving past it. But a properly designed airfoil is required for controlled flight of any given craft. I don't think anyone here is lost on that point, unless you really are
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A properly designed airfoil"
According to what criteria?
All of the shapes are compromises
every last one of em
As weight us reduced or the power is increased ,the criteria for the
properly designed airfoil changes shape.
Also a flat plate may be as good as ANY shape - depending on the flight criteria .
You aint working with a trained squirrel ,buddy.