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February 18th 05, 09:46 PM
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How to fly upside down and on time
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? ... Read more... 
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April 5th 05, 08:01 AM
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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. t
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April 5th 05, 01:48 PM
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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. -- Cheers, Quilly
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