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From: fredc@bmcg.UUCP (Fred Cordes)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: re: lift
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Date: Wed, 31-Jul-85 12:07:14 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 31 12:07:14 1985
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A small point, but isn't the "action-reaction" lift referred to
known as planar lift? Seems to me I've read figures as high as 30% for
planar lift.

Question: does planar lift account for the low speed effectiveness of 
fuselage strakes placed near the intakes of high performance a/c?
I refer to types like the F-16, F-20, and SR-71 in particular.

Is planar lift a significant factor in delta winged aircraft? The most
extreme exaple I can think of here is the homebuilt Dyke Delta, which
has a lot of wing area for its size. 

Fred Cordes