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Old 30th Dec 2009, 13:02
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Miserlou
 
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They are both true, of course.
How does the under side of a wing produce lift? By pushing air down.
How does the upper side produce lift? By reducing the pressure.
If you think back to your ppl aerodynamics, you will remember about 2/3 of the lift coming from the upper surface and 1/3 coming from th eunder side.

Some one showed that the spin relied on the lift from the underside and arrived at a figure of very close to this 1/3.
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