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Old 25th Jul 2012, 07:22
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Radu Poenaru
 
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Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
No. A prop pulls, a jet pushes. A wing is the surface area which is pushed by the fluid.
Actually, you can consider the prop blade to be a wing. In which case "A wing/propeller is the surface area which is pushed by the fluid."

Using a rotating cylinder to explain lift is a difficult approach in the first place, and the images you have attached are doing a poor job in detailing what is really going on there.
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