Consider an airplane of wing are 38 m^2 (both wings combined) flying through air of density 0.689 kg/m^3. From the plane's point of view, the air flowing above the plane's wings has speed 260 m/s, but the air flowing below the wings has speed 232 m/s.
What is the net upward lift force on the plane? Assume laminar air flow both above and below the plane's wings. The plane is flying horizontally.
Answer in units of kN.
What is the net upward lift force on the plane? Assume laminar air flow both above and below the plane's wings. The plane is flying horizontally.
Answer in units of kN.