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Re: 16.02 (Aerodynamics - Professor Sheila Widnall)
dkk@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dkk@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sat Mar 4 21:34:22 1989
Actually, I much prefer that point of view... the next time your
plane leaves the ground, remember: the numbers and signs don't
matter. Just make sure that lift is in the upward direction, and
that the plane flies well enough.
I read once that in the hunt for the Bismark, a navigator for the
British fleet made a sign error. They were going 180 degrees AWAY
from the Bismark until someone noticed that the sun was on the wrong
side of the ship...
