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Blade element theory

Blade element theory is like when you are playing with a paper airplane and you fold the wings in different ways to see how it flies better.

Imagine a real airplane that has big wings, which are also called blades. These blades are made up of many small parts, or elements, which create the shape of the wing. Each element is doing its own job to help the blade fly.

Blade element theory helps us to figure out how each part of the blade is working by breaking it down into small pieces. We look at how the air flows around each element and how it changes as it moves along the blade. This way, we can figure out how to make the blade work better and make the airplane fly faster and smoother.

So, blade element theory is everything we need to know about how a blade works to make an airplane fly well. And it helps engineers design better planes so they can fly faster and cheaper.
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