Keywords: Lifting line theory illustration (3).svg vortex shed due to the span-wise change in lift on a wing can be represented as a velocity distribution perpendicular to the direction of flight The vortex causes upwash outboard and downwash inboard of the considered element Part of a series of illustrations meant to illustrate the lifting-line theory 2011-08-15 own Olivier Cleynen Part of a series of four illustrations <gallery> File Lifting line theory illustration 1 svg 1 Non-uniform lift distribution File Lifting line theory illustration 2 svg 2 Shedding of a vortex File Lifting line theory illustration 3 svg 3 Modeling the shed vortex File Lifting line theory illustration 4 svg 4 Quantifying induced upwash and downwash </gallery> cc-zero Uploaded with UploadWizard Aerodynamics diagrams Downwash fluid dynamics |