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Old 02-22-2020, 03:16 PM   #49 (permalink)
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Lanchester

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He 'invented' the streamline body of revolution,coined the term 'aerofoil' (I'm working from memory)and capping plates used today on all race cars.
Ludwig Prandtl was the only other person on Earth who actually understood what Lanchester had accomplished.
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