Originally Posted by
Cubdriver
Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators is a good starting point without getting overly mathy. US Navy originally published it, and it is currently available in reprint by ASA. I'll come back and give your other questions some thought in a week or so if no one does.
Cool, thanks. I'm gonna check out that Navy book. I've seen it around before but haven't read it.
If these three statements are not replaceable because their logic is so faulty then don't bother, I'll understand. I imagine it'd take quite a bit of time to set them straight.
Originally Posted by nciflyer
*When the air first meets the wing leading edge it must accelerate. When it reaches it's maximum velocity the boundary layer is thinned and hence the smallest restriction to go through. This can sometimes be about 1/3 to 1/2 of the chord back from the leading edge.
*After this max velocity point above the wing the boundary layer will get thicker in general and the air must slow down because there is less of a restriction for the air.
*So this decrease in velocity means kinetic energy is reduced and potential is increased. We don't want this because we want to keep as much kinetic energy as close to the wing as possible....