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Old 01-13-2013, 09:27 PM
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Default RE: do ailerons provide lift?

 
Just for fun, does the fuselage area between the wings add lift?  

Great question. From a design standpoint, that area is considered part of the total wing area, so the answer is yes. 
Flying wings are all wing (obviously). 
A few years ago, there was an F-15 that lost an entire right wing half, yet managed to land safely. Lots of power and AOA is what saved that pilot. Oh, and I believe the lift from the remaining aileron helped. [8D]