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Three identical eagles of wing span s are flying side by side in a straight line with no gap between their wing tips. Assume a single horse shoe vortex model (of equal strength ) for each bird. The net downwash experienced by the middle bird is
A
Γ/(πS)
B
Γ/(2πs)
C
Γ/(3πs)
D
4Γ/(3πs)

Correct : d

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