In some circumstances, it is useful to look at the linear velocity of a point on the blade. The linear velocity of a point in uniform circular motion is measured in meters per second and is just like the linear velocity in kinematics, except that its direction continuously changes. Imagine taking a part of the circle of the motion and straightening it out to determine the velocity. One application of linear velocity in circular motion is the case in which the lift provided by a section of the blade a distance r from the center of rotation is directly proportional to the linear speed of that part of the blade through the air.

What is the equation that relates the angular velocity omega to the magnitude of the linear velocity v?