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Aircraft wing lift

Posted on 2014-07-062025-01-27 by Leonard

I always thought that the flow/pressure explanation, the Bernoulli Effect, was wrong, in explaining why wings produce lift. It seemed obvious to me that the angle of attack produces a direct momentum transfer. This is described in an article in the Guardian.  First item in that article.

Category: Physics

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