An aerofoil is provided having an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge between the upper and lower surfaces at the front of the aerofoil, and a trailing edge between the upper and lower surfaces at the rear of the aerofoil. The leading edge has projection where it meets the lower surface of the aerofoil, and a cove between the projection and upper surface of the aerofoil. A flow vortex is formed in the cove which exhibits increasingly axial flow that retains flow attachment to higher angles of attack.
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