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The trailing vortex is formed at each wing-tip as there is a circulatory motion established by the____(a) Leaking flow at the wing- tips(b) Flowing wind(c) Viscosity(d) Air tornadoesThis question was addressed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.I want to ask this question from Downwash and Induced Drag in section Flow over Airfoils over Finite Wing of Aerodynamics

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The correct answer is (a) Leaking flow at the WING- tips

The explanation is: The flow has a TENDENCY to ‘leak’ around the wing-tips. This flow makes a circulatory motion that trails DOWNSTREAM of the finite weak, GIVING rise to trailing vortices. This flow is POSSIBLE because of viscosity but it doesn’t happen because of viscosity.



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