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Old 23rd January 2001 | 15:39
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Mike Romeo
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How does an aircraft fly upside down?

I heard the arguement once that surely when the wing is presented to the airflow the other way up the usual aerodynamic rules will still apply i.e the air will speed up over the more curved surface and the pressure become lower - on an upside down wing this will create negative lift pushing the plane into the ground.

This can't be true, so what is the explanation?