Well I ain't gonna let this be errased from aviation history. Coanda was a
Romanian as I am. Now I feel much better regards to all MP
-----Original Message-----
From: Tord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: RCSE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 8:30 AM
Subject: [RCSE] Coanda effect
>The Coanda effect is the propensity for a flow to
>attach to a surface, like how water flowing over
>a rock clings to it even if the the rock face goes beyond
>the vertical! It can be improved by moving the
>surface instead, like a spinning football, which can
>deviate from a straight line to an amazing extent
>due to this helpful effect!
>
>I think it also was called the Magnus principle, which
>was used in some ships with Flettner rotors :-)! Which see!
>
>The name of a physical principle is almost always nationalistic,
>we for instance have no Centigrade, we have Celsius, after the Swede
>who invented the scale! In the Anglo-Saxon world the Swede was erased!
>
>Tord,
>Sweden
>
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>Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden
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