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Old February 27th 06, 02:16 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.student
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Default lift, wings, and Bernuolli

Richard Lamb wrote:

Bryan Martin wrote:
The low pressure above the wing never pulls up on the wing at all, it
just doesn't push down as hard as the high pressure below so the net
force is up. Suction is not the opposite of pressure, suction doesn't
really exist at all, it is merely a term used to describe a lower
pressure.


I'm going to gently disagree, Bryan.

If the pressure above the wing is below ambient, it sucks...

If it looks like a potato, smells like a potato and taste like a potato it
probably isn't a Tomato!
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