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>> do not 100% understand aircraft lift Do you mean turbulence? There are some blank spots there but we have very good equations to approximate the behavior,
by sandworm101 5y ago
>> do not 100% understand aircraft lift
Do you mean turbulence? There are some blank spots there but we have very good equations to approximate the behavior, equations good enough for practical aviation.
- puzzledobserver 5y agoFrom what I understand, the challenge is the following: Even though we know precisely how to calculate the lift generated by a wing, all attempts to reduce those equations and their predictions to "ELI5" arguments leads to incorrect explanations. Basically: We can explain aircraft lift to a college student, but not to a 5 year old. Or, we can explain aircraft lift using equations, but not using informal arguments.
- sandworm101 5y agoAir pushed down. Plane go up. More air pushed down, more plane go up. Most everything else is about preventing and controling turbulence, keeping the air moving smoothly around stuff.