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Flying School

Among the aviation details in the new hangar is this sign explaining how airplane wings create lift by generating lower pressure above the wing.  It is not really that good of a picture, but since I am a pilot, I was happy to see it, and I want to include it here.  I'll try to refrain from a long-winded dissertation about Bernoulli's principle, the effect of downwash, and why this graphic is not totally accurate...

How airplanes fly at Legoland -- Bernoulli's principle and downwash create lower pressure above the wing.

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