How wings really create lift

Post by **Mike M** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:45 am

Interesting article documenting how lift is actually created. It's not via the common explanation of air moving faster across the top of a wing than the bottom because it has to meet at the end and the top is curved.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-01-wings.html

This explains why flat wings create lift and how sails create lift as well.

Of course this is an open invitation to Orion to post some totally cool non-sequitur photo illustrating the principle ...

OP · Post by OP » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:38 am

on cue....

"I don't care how high you get, just as long as you let ME hit it"

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjwnKON5 ... e=youtu.be[/youtube]

nzlinus · Post by **nzlinus** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:47 pm

Nice link, mike. I wish I had seen something like that when I was in school...