Comment on Where did the false "equal transit-time" explanation of lift originate from?parentComments−FabHK1yNot at all.Imagine two roads, parallel mostly, but then one takes a detour, like this: ____ ____/ __ \____ -> _____/ \______ _______________ -> _______________ Now imagine them full of cars, bumper to bumper.Now imagine the cars move, at the same speed, on both roads. Same number of cars will come in on the left as go out on the right.The cars will be bumper to bumper, both on top and below (there'll just be more cars on top).Why should cars that come in at the same time on the left exit at the same time on the right?−jstanley1yThe air was already there, the wing is being pushed into it, it seems to me that when the wing has passed it needs to end up all touching the same pieces it was before otherwise the wing will leave gaps in the air.
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Not at all.
Imagine two roads, parallel mostly, but then one takes a detour, like this:
Now imagine them full of cars, bumper to bumper.Now imagine the cars move, at the same speed, on both roads. Same number of cars will come in on the left as go out on the right.
The cars will be bumper to bumper, both on top and below (there'll just be more cars on top).
Why should cars that come in at the same time on the left exit at the same time on the right?
The air was already there, the wing is being pushed into it, it seems to me that when the wing has passed it needs to end up all touching the same pieces it was before otherwise the wing will leave gaps in the air.