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Old May 22nd 08, 05:51 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
gatt[_3_]
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Default Mxsmanic , IFR sensations, and some other stuff

wrote:
On May 21, 12:56 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Stealth Pilot writes:
aeroplanes fly because of lift generated by pressure differences on
the wing surfaces.

Airplanes fly because the wings divert the air through which they pass
downwards, creating a downwash and exerting a force in doing so that engenders
an opposite force that is lift.


So you're saying the sky does suck after all?

What about rocket propulsion in a vacuum? How does that work?


I've repeatedly explained to these guys that camber was just a
conspiracy by the aluminum industry to sell more metal.

I don't know why Boeing, Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft and everybody else
don't listen to Mxmaniac. CAMBER IS A LIE!!!

-c