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Old December 2nd 09, 12:42 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Scott[_7_]
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Default visualisation of the lift distribution over a wing

Alan Baker wrote:
In article ,
Scott wrote:

Alan Baker wrote:

Observation can lead you astray: and that is clearly the case here if
you actually think that air can *pull* on a surface.

Why can't air PULL on a surface? Air is made up of molecules.
Molecules have mass. Anything with mass can attract anything else with
mass, can't it?


Gravity?

You're not serious.

Anti-gravity in this case. If air can push something, why can't it pull
something?