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winkosmosis · 06-05-2011, 04:58 PM

I don't get the top diagram. Air hitting the top leading edge pulls the wing forward, but air hitting the bottom leading edge pushes it rearward? How does the air know the difference?

06-05-2011, 04:58 PM	#65 (permalink)
winkosmosis Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 813 Thanks: 5 Thanked 34 Times in 26 Posts	I don't get the top diagram. Air hitting the top leading edge pulls the wing forward, but air hitting the bottom leading edge pushes it rearward? How does the air know the difference?