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English: Hypothetical examples of sail angles of attack and resulting flow patterns for attache flow, maximum lift, and stalled. VA is the apparent wind vector. Stagnation streamlines delineate air that goes to the leeward side from that on the windward side of the sail. Source: Gentry, Arvel (1981-09-12), “A Review of Modern Sail Theory”, in Proceedings of the Eleventh AIAA Symposium on the Aero/Hydronautics of Sailing[1]
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current22:57, 12 April 2015Thumbnail for version as of 22:57, 12 April 2015720 × 540 (93 KB)HopsonRoadBetter separation.
02:18, 12 April 2015Thumbnail for version as of 02:18, 12 April 2015720 × 540 (92 KB)HopsonRoadStreamlines more appropriate for sails.
14:29, 6 April 2015Thumbnail for version as of 14:29, 6 April 2015720 × 540 (92 KB)HopsonRoadAttached flow
22:15, 5 April 2015Thumbnail for version as of 22:15, 5 April 2015720 × 540 (136 KB)HopsonRoadUser created page with UploadWizard
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