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Old 04-15-2011, 10:31 PM   #125 (permalink)
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By the way, airplane wings don't create lift with the Bernoulli effect. That's one of those persistent myths. It sounds good when you read it in a textbook and when you use the paper strip demonstration, but it doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Google "bernoulli vs newton" or "bernoulli myth" and you'll find a lot of articles and discussions. Planes generate lift by angling the airfoil.

Edit: Here's a link. http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/0...irplane-wings/

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