Q 10.14 In a test experiment on a model aeroplane in a wind tunnel, the flow speeds on the upper and lower surfaces of the wing are 70 m s-1 and 63 ms-1 respectively. What is the lift on the wing if its area is 2.5 m2 ? Take the density of air to be 1.3 kg m-3
The speed of air above and below the wings are given to be v1 = 70 m s-1 and v2 = 63 m s-1 respectively.
Let the pressure above and below the wings be p1 and p2 and let the model aeroplane be flying at a height h from the ground.
Applying Bernoulli's Principle on two points above and below the wings we get
The pressure difference between the regions below and above the wing is 605.15 Pa
The lift on the wing is F