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Old 23rd October 2020 | 13:52
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Lift will equal the pressure differential between the top and bottom of a wing only if the wing passes through the volume of air and leaves it undisturbed.

At a positive angle of attack the volume of air the wing passes through is forced downwards. The reactive force to this acceleration of air downwards is additional lift.
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