ORIGINAL: nexstar22
actually with planes such as f-16's, there lift is created by the wings, untill the angle of attack becomes so great that the lift is no longer generated by the air moving over the wings, but is actually created by the thrust of the engine alone...as for most rc planes the power to weight ratio is so great that the lift generated by the wings is really only needed for straight and level flight. thats why we can acheive crazy manuvers that cant be done in a real plane.
So are you saying that if the wings broke off an F-16 during a tight turn, or they broke off a 40% Edge during a harrier or a wall, nothing would happen? It would just keep flying at high alpha until the pilot tried to level it out, then it would fall from the sky?
Remember, even a stalled wing produces some lift.