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Ground effect on an airfoil

The last of my steady-state animations before some far more interesting unsteady flows ;-) (code almost done). This video shows the effect of a ground plane on ...

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Applz commented on 06 May 2012

I like your graphics but unfortunately they don't represent what happens in the real-life flight environment. There is usually only a small increase in pressure under the wings of an aircraft in ground effect. It has more to do with the disruption of airflow off the back of the wings as they are interrupted by the surface which destroys the induced drag. A buildup of pressure under the wing only reduces the AoA and allows the pressure to escape our the back. For more info read the FAA's PHAK.

Patrick King commented on 03 Oct 2012

Don't rely on the FAA for aerodynamics. The ground plane as illustrated above is what interferes with the trailing vortices and reduces the induced drag. If khyar chose to build a 3d illustration, you'd see two horseshoe vortices, one below the ground plane a reflection of the one above and reducing its effect.

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