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Old October 4th 07, 01:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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Default Backwash Causes Lift?

Le Chaud Lapin writes:

Yes, I am. It's a combination of many things taking place at once.
Vacuum generation by the forward motion of the wing is one of them.


Gravity does that, not the forward motion of the wing. Without gravity, the
wing would simply move upwards until the effective angle of attack were no
longer positive.