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Old 27th November 2001 | 01:23
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Shaggy Sheep Driver
 
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Aeroplanes fly because they want to. Helicopters, becuase they have to ;~))

(Sorry Whirly!)

Seriously - forget that cr*p about curved upper surfaces they serve out in O Level physics. A wing generates lift because it displaces air DOWN. The equal and opposite reaction is that it goes UP. Stick your (simetrical) hand out of the window of a moving car (you never did this as a kid? And you are a Pilot???). Tilt it (give it some A of A), and it goes up. Just like the Extra. Give it negative A of A, and it goes down. Simple.

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