Originally Posted by henra
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It's a combination of Newton and Bernoulli, the proportion depending of the shape of the foil.
Thick Profile with steep TE => Lots of Newton
S-Shaped profile (flying wing) => very little Newton.
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That is not quite correct, It is ALL Bernoulli AND it is ALL Newton. The classical rules of physics don't apply in half measures, they are both different measurements of the same thing. Take any wing of any shape and you will be able to account for ALL of the lift by measuring velocity and pressure around the wing (Bernoulli) and you'll be able to account for ALL of the lift by measuring the downward acceleration of air, they are not mutually exclusive.