Thread: 48÷2(9+3)
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Old 15-04-2011, 05:28 PM   #110
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Default Re: 48÷2(9+3)

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Originally Posted by shedcoupe
What plane ?

Now, here's an argument starter -
I say that wings 'blow' ie. that they push air down so that the plane is pushed up, and that the airfoil cross-section is there merely to reduce drag.
Others say that wings 'suck' and that they generate 'lift'.
Rubbish. If that were true, a stunt plane could not fly upside down without being 'sucked' onto the ground.

Commence the battle.
I think the propeller may have something to do with it, but I'm sure the OP's original equation could also be factored in somehow to come to an answer.
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