New Theory of Flight

• We present a new mathematical theory explaining the fluid mechanics of sub-sonic flight, which is fundamentally different from the existing boundary layer-circulation theory by Prandtl-Kutta-Zhukovsky formed 100 year ago. The new the-ory is based on our new resolution of d’Alembert’s paradox showing that slightlyviscous bluff body flow can be viewed as zero-drag/lift potential flow modified by3d rotational slip separation arising from a specific separation instability of po-tential flow, into turbulent flow with nonzero drag/lift. For a wing this separationmechanism maintains the large lift of potential flow generated at the leading edgeat the price of small drag, resulting in a lift to drag quotient of size15

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Matematik -- Beräkningsmatematik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Mathematics -- Computational Mathematics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Strömningsmekanik och akustik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Rymd- och flygteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Aerospace Engineering (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Flight; lift theory

d'Alembert's paradox

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