Comment on Coanda Effect: Understanding Why Wings WorkparentComments−mannykannot11yPerhaps your first paragraph explains why the Spitfire had thin wings. IIRC, one unintended consequence of this choice was that, as power and speed increased through WWII, the Spitfire avoided compressibility problems.
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Perhaps your first paragraph explains why the Spitfire had thin wings. IIRC, one unintended consequence of this choice was that, as power and speed increased through WWII, the Spitfire avoided compressibility problems.