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Old 10-19-2020, 10:31 AM   #61 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sgtlethargic View Post
There is controversy about why wings produce lift. Many people are aware of Bernoulli's principle. The other component of lift, and maybe the larger one, is that the wing pushes air down as it moves through the air, and that air pushes back, creating lift.
Mostly. It provides a RELATIVEpressure differential which affects lift by pushing up.

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