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Old February 3rd 08, 08:37 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Cecil E. Chapman
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Default Why airplanes fly

They fly because of money.... :/ Money generates both lift and thrust.....


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Cecil E. Chapman

Certificated Flight Instructor
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Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose, California

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"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery -

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this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"
- Cecil Day Lewis -

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Fixed-wing aircraft fly because their wings generate lift as they move
forward
through the air.