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From the article: > Ask yourself why planes can hang tons of massive crap (engines, bombs, etc.) off of the bottom of their wings if the bottom of the wing is
by jussij 17y ago
From the article:
> Ask yourself why planes can hang tons of massive crap (engines, bombs, etc.) off of the bottom of
their wings if the bottom of the wing is so important for flight
I guess that since the top of the wing generates the fast flowing air which then generates the low pressure that generates the lift, by slowing the air on the bottom of the wing with bombs and engines is only going to increase this pressure differential and hence increase the lift (at the expense of drag).
The definitely don't seem to hang anything off the top of the wing.
- yardie 17y agoStructurally, it's easier for something to hang (well in places that have gravity as a constant) than it is to prop up. You could mount something above the wings but than you would need additional hardpoints to keep it from falling over and smashing into the wing. If it's hanging you only need one hardpoint.