Re: Magnus Effect


Message posted by Magoo on December 05, 2001 at 18:21:44 PST:

For those budding aerodynamicsists out there, this is a lengthy explanation (with diagrams) of the Magnus Effect. Quite interesting really - and you all thought you would never use those mathematics equations and rules you learned in High School!

BTW - Ben Rich was responsible for the design of the engine nacelles and inlets on the A-12/SR-71 series. He was a thermodynamicsist in the early days, not an aerodynamicsist. And to think, the A-12 was designed using a slide rule!!! Imagine what Johnson and Rich could do these days with a Cray or two!

Magoo

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In Reply to: Re: SR-71/A-12 Blackbird Quiz posted by wolfbane on December 05, 2001 at 9:41:35 PST:

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