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Aerofoils and Wings

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You do not have to be an aeronautical engineer to fly gliders (though a considerable number of CUGC members actually are), but it generally helps the training and examinations if the pilot has a sound understanding of some of the fundamental physical concepts. This article aims to provide a correct understanding of how wings work, through a rather painless physical discussion.
 
For simplicity, this article only considers flight at gliding speed (Mach ~0.1), so any compressible flow effect is ignored.
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