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Old October 6th 07, 06:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Matt Whiting
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Default Backwash Causes Lift?

Tina wrote:
Matt, come on, you're better than that. You have to know what you're
talking about re current flow is simply accepting one convention or
another. In either case (using a plus or a minus sign consistantly
when writing loop equations for example) the calculations and
observations match fairly well.


I was simply making a point that there are different ways of looking at
the same thing. Much the same with lift and Bernoulli and Newton. Does
the difference in pressure between the top and bottom of the airfoil
cause the downward airflow behind the airfoil, or does the mechanical
deflection of the airflow cause the different in pressure between the
top and bottom of the wing? Inquiring minds want to know? :-)

Matt