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Old 7th July 2005 | 08:22
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Inverted Flight

An engineer friend and I were having this conversation the other day and could not come up with a satisfactory answer.....

A 'normal' wing produces lift by generating lower pressure above it.

If we were to invert the wing, all other things being equal, we assumed it would produce a downward force similar to a rear wing on an F1 car.

If this is the case, how is it possible to fly inverted?

Forgive me if this is slightly 'lay-man,' but I'm not in the industry.

ROC
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