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Old 13th Feb 2015, 09:09
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xrayalpha
 
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The "trial" exam is wrong.

For this sort of exam question, the expected answer is:

The upper surface of the wing generates around 2/3rds of the total lift

Usually put that way, rather than "the lower surface of the wing produces about 1/3rd of the lift", since the idea is that in a stall the wing does not lose all its lift-generating ability.

You can always tell the smart student, they read this and ask: but what if the aircraft is flying inverted!
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