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Old 20th Jan 2006, 19:35
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Originally Posted by High Wing Drifter
What is the primary factor that sends us aloft: Is it Bernoulli or Newton's Third Law?
Let me try:
If you find a wing that flies without causing a vortex, I'll say it's all some Bernoulli magic. There is no escaping Newton's and flow turning action-reaction.
Bernoulli's effect can be used to create the necessary pressure difference at minimum wing incidence angle. It's a matter of wing design efficiency.

Ok. How did I do?
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