Timeline for Are wings any more efficient at creating lift, versus orienting the engine's thrust downwards?
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| Apr 19, 2017 at 14:19 | comment | added | user14897 | @DavidK - true, about 30 RPM. | |
| Apr 19, 2017 at 14:13 | comment | added | David K | @ymb1 The torque is much higher than that for the propeller on the aircraft on the right, but the rate of rotation is also much lower. So the power requirement might be similar, although we may need a gearbox to deliver the power with high torque and low rpm. | |
| Apr 19, 2017 at 3:33 | comment | added | DrFriedParts | Not quite completely correct. In the rotating case, the velocity of the air past the wing is non-uniform (decreasing towards the center) and as a result the total lift generated is lower ceteris paribus. | |
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| Apr 18, 2017 at 15:44 | history | answered | user21228 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |