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Old May 23rd 08, 03:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Tina
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Default Mxsmanic , IFR sensations, and some other stuff

Foiled again!


On May 23, 5:56 am, More_Flaps wrote:
On May 23, 12:46 pm, wrote:

So it's a process to cause the air to exert a force in a
direction perpendicular to the airflow. It fools the air, if you like,
which is why we call it an "air foil." A foil is a device to deceive.


Nonsense, the derivation is from a blade or leaf.

Cheers