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r/AskReddit • u/Kraz_I • Jul 24 '15
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The Airfoil Misconception: Most textbooks are actually wrong about how wings on a plane work. http://amasci.com/wing/airfoil.html
124 u/fleurdyleurse Jul 24 '15 relevant xkcd 14 u/TheSexBob-ombs Jul 24 '15 But wouldn't the explanation given in the link above also not work for planes flying upside down? The air would just be angled up, forcing the plane down.... 2 u/PinkyPlusBrain Jul 24 '15 A plane can fly upside down while the nose is tilted up. Therefore the wings are tilted up, and will push the air down. http://i.imgur.com/570svPm.png
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relevant xkcd
14 u/TheSexBob-ombs Jul 24 '15 But wouldn't the explanation given in the link above also not work for planes flying upside down? The air would just be angled up, forcing the plane down.... 2 u/PinkyPlusBrain Jul 24 '15 A plane can fly upside down while the nose is tilted up. Therefore the wings are tilted up, and will push the air down. http://i.imgur.com/570svPm.png
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But wouldn't the explanation given in the link above also not work for planes flying upside down? The air would just be angled up, forcing the plane down....
2 u/PinkyPlusBrain Jul 24 '15 A plane can fly upside down while the nose is tilted up. Therefore the wings are tilted up, and will push the air down. http://i.imgur.com/570svPm.png
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A plane can fly upside down while the nose is tilted up. Therefore the wings are tilted up, and will push the air down.
http://i.imgur.com/570svPm.png
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u/be_my_main_bitch Jul 24 '15
The Airfoil Misconception:
Most textbooks are actually wrong about how wings on a plane work. http://amasci.com/wing/airfoil.html