En Boeing ingeniørs kamp mot bedreviterne - hvorfor seiler en seilbåt

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http://www.arvelgentry.com/techs/A%20Review%20of%20Modern%20Sail%20Theory.pdf

Mye snacks for oss, selv om det er vinklet mot seiling.

A Review of Modern Sail Theory
By Arvel Gentry
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
Proceedings of the Eleventh AIAA Symposium on the Aero/Hydronautics of Sailing
September 12, 1981
Seattle,Washington
Popular concepts as to how sails generate lift, and how two sails interact with each other are discussed in
light of modern aerodynamic research. Much of the old sail theory in the sailing references is shown to be
wrong. The origins of these old ideas are discussed and the new and correct explanations presented.
Applications of modern sail theory to practical sailing problems are discussed.

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The Origins of Lift

Arvel Gentry har skrevet en ny artikkel om dette temaet, The Origins of Lift (2006), som tar opp mange av de samme temaene som "A Review of Modern Sail Theory" fra 1981. "The Origins of Lift" er kortere, men mer relevant for en flyvinge.

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