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Lift (force)

physical science Maturity 11-13

Air can push on things.

Airfoil cross section.jpg
Airfoil cross section.jpg
This push can move things up. It helps planes fly in the sky. It also helps birds fly high. It is a very cool thing! Can you feel the wind push you?

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File:Wright Glider 1902.jpg
Wright Glider 1902.jpg
File:Airfoil lift and drag.svg
Airfoil lift and drag.svg
File:Airfoil cross section.jpg
Airfoil cross section.jpg
File:AirfoilDeflectionLift_W3C.svg
AirfoilDeflectionLift_W3C.svg
File:Equal transit-time NASA wrong1.gif
Equal transit-time NASA wrong1.gif
File:Streamlines around a NACA 0012.svg
Streamlines around a NACA 0012.svg
File:Airfoil angle of attack.jpg
Airfoil angle of attack.jpg
File:Airfoil camber.jpg
Airfoil camber.jpg
File:1915ca abger fluegel (cropped and mirrored).jpg
1915ca abger fluegel (cropped and mirrored).jpg
File:Karman trefftz.gif
Karman trefftz.gif
File:Pressures-around-aerofoil.svg
Pressures-around-aerofoil.svg
File:Airfoil Kutta condition.jpg
Airfoil Kutta condition.jpg

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