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Sailing against the wind depends on airfoil shape?
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Jack Dale
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On 14 Aug 2004 12:40:52 GMT,
(JAXAshby) wrote:
If you understand a wing you are 3/4 of the way there.
no, 100%. airfoils don't know whether they are vertical or horizontal.
So?
so, if you undestand a wing you 100% of the way there, not 3/4.
The keel must be taken into consideration when sailing upwind.
Airplanes move in one medium, sailboats move in two.
Jack
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