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NewsBOT
February 18th 05, 09:46 PM
In aeronautics, lift occurs with an airplane because the shape of the
wings combined with forward movement causes air to pass faster over
the top of the wing than the bottom of the wing. If this is an
immutable law regarding lift, how then can an airplane fly upside
down? ...
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Toņo
April 5th 05, 08:01 AM
NewsBOT wrote:
> In aeronautics, lift occurs with an airplane because the shape of th
> wings combined with forward movement causes air to pass faster ove
> the top of the wing than the bottom of the wing. If this is a
> immutable law regarding lift, how then can an airplane fly upsid
> down? ..
>
> Rea
> more..
>
A common miscomception. If you hang a piece of plywood off the back of
a pickup it will give you lots of lift! That said, aerobatic aircraft
wings are sometimes symmetrical airfoils.
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Quilljar
April 5th 05, 01:48 PM
When upside down, you just have to increase the angle of attack. This will,
in itself, create faster flow over what is now the 'top' of the wing
surface.
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Quilly
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