2007-11-26 11:36:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
I suppose you are referring to the "Bernoulli" vs. "Newton" issue ?
This site explains it pretty well; http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/bernnew.html
2007-11-26 12:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by tinkertailorcandlestickmaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess it's more of a logic thing but the controversy would be is the wing being sucked upwars by low pressure above the wing, or is it pushed upwards by high pressure under the wing.
2007-11-26 11:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by Hoovermaster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No controversy, just different ways of
explaining the same thing.
There's lower pressure above, higher below, (Bernouli),
because
the flow of air is being diverted downward, (Newton).
2007-11-26 13:15:21 · answer #3 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't aware there was any sort of controversy about it. Lower pressure on top, higher pressure on bottom creates a net force upwards, and there you go.
2007-11-26 11:43:44 · answer #4 · answered by mazdamandan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋