In a previous article, Erik said:
Sheista wrote:
http://www.thepollspace.com/polls.php?pollid=1359




I know this already, but it always amazes me to see
the wing holding up the plane. It's propped off of
the ground on the one wing. I know this happens in
the air, it's just neat to see how strong the wings
actually are.

In the air, the load is distributed along the length of the wing, rather
than just on the wing tip. So this wing is taking more torque than a wing
in the air.


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