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How Does an Airplane Wing Work? A Primer on Lift

Many people ask how an airplane wing works, and there is any number of answers that are commonly given. You might have even seen vigorous arguments between proponents of competing theories, such as Bernoulli’s principle and Newton’s laws. So who is correct? First, we must discuss what Bernoulli’s equation means. Bernoulli’s equation First, what is…