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Old 29-07-2010, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by renormalised View Post
Nice shot, Chris

Jeanette, it's all about a balance between lift, drag and gravity...all mitigated by differences in air pressure generated by forward motion and the shape of the wing
The same laws apply to Paper Planes and "hand surfing" out a car window. LOL
I just find it hard to relate them to something a big as an aeroplane.
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