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Originally Posted by Christ
What about the boundary layer, frank? Are you thinking that because it's not a solid, the boundary layer "weeps through", and doesn't keep flow separated from the actual surface?
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Air will weep through, even when it's perpendicular to the airstream, even at very high air speeds.
Examples ?
The rear F-4 splitterplates.
They are nearly perpendicular to the airstream.
F-15 movable intake ramp.
Here the holed intake ramp faces the airstream at high speeds.