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Old 09-29-2008, 03:31 PM
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The other way one could look at it (perhaps this is the way you're looking at it) is:

It's the air molecules bumping into the bottom of the wing which is keeping the plane in the air. Those are the ones doing the actual lifting. The air molecules bumping into the top of the wing aren't helping at all. If anything, they're pushing the plane down!

Is that the way you're thinking of it?

Hugo
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